For 53-old widow Diane Petty, an obscure news story earlier this week announcing a settlement between creditors and Owens Corning has special meaning. After a five-year battle, she will finally receive compensation for the death of her husband, Robert, caused by years of exposure to asbestos while he worked as a rigger at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. Petty is not alone in the Puget Sound region. According to Seattle attorney Matthew Bergman, who helped hammer out the settlement agreement, Petty is one of thousands of residents throughout Washington who will receive compensation from a trust established as part of an Owens Corning's Chapter 11 reorganization plan. "Asbestos was used for decades in the shipbuilding, aluminum and wood products industries," explains Bergman....