Asbestos Related Illness

Asbestos
The main diseases caused by asbestos inhalation are asbestosis (the scarring of lung tissue) lung cancer, mesothelioma (cancer of the lining of the chest and lungs) and pleural disease. Thousands of people die each year in the UK from asbestosis related...
Right to Claim for Pleural Plaques Lost
Sufferers of an asbestos-related condition, pleural plaques, are to be denied the right to claim compensation, even when the condition has been caused by negligence, following a landmark decision in the House of Lords. The judgment reverses the...
Supreme Court Ruling Compensating Workers hit by Asbestos
The Supreme Court has very recently ruled that companies can claim the cost of compensating workers hit by asbestos related illness against insurance they held when staff were first exposed to it. The ruling on Wednesday 28 March 2012 reinstates an...