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New government confirms Labour's pleural plaques decision
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- United Kingdom
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- June 17 2010
MP Jonathan Djanogly, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, has confirmed to Parliament that the new Government will not seek to overturn the House of Lords' decision that asymptomatic pleural plaques were not compensatable
U.S. lawsuits based upon foreign toxic tort liability: a growing threat?
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- June 14 2010
In July 2009 in New Castle County in the State of Delaware, three separate plaintiffs filed civil suits against E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, Inc. (“DuPont”) alleging that their work at a DuPont textile plant in Mercedes, Argentina from 1961 to 2002 caused them to be exposed to and inhale asbestos fibers
Northern Ireland to bring back compensation for pleural plaques
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- United Kingdom
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- June 2 2010
The Northern Ireland Executive has published its analysis of the responses to its consultation paper on pleural plaques
High Court rules on existence of insurance policy
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- United Kingdom
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- April 21 2010
In Ian Hall v (1) Newall Heating Limited; (2) AGF Insurance Limited (March 2010) unreported, the court held that Mr Hall, who is suffering from mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos, could not identify AGF Insurance (AGF) as being liable, pursuant to the provisions of the Third Party (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930, to satisfy a default judgment obtained against Newall Heating (Newall
Government increases payments for mesothelioma victims under statute
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- United Kingdom
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- April 15 2010
Following the Government's announcement last month, the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions & Amounts) (Amendment) Regulation 2010 has come into force
$30.3 million jury award in secondhand asbestos lawsuit upheld on appeal
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- USA
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- April 15 2010
In February 2008, a New Jersey jury awarded $30.3 million to the family of Mark Buttitta, who died from mesothelioma
Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill 2009-10
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- United Kingdom
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- March 30 2010
We have previously reported here, on the Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill, which is currently subject to scrutiny in the UK Parliament
Alastair Darling's Budget proposes tax break for asbestos trusts
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- United Kingdom
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- March 30 2010
Alastair Darling's 2010 Budget includes provisions designed to help asbestos trusts which were set up by companies prior to 24 March 2010 to meet their asbestos liabilities
Government announces its decision on pleural plaques
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- United Kingdom
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- March 3 2010
In a statement issued by Justice Secretary Jack Straw, the Government has set out its decision on pleural plaques
Employers' Liability Insurance public consultation published
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- United Kingdom
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- February 17 2010
The Department for Work and Pensions has published a consultation entitled, "Accessing Compensation: Supporting people who need to trace Employers' Liability Insurance
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