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House of Lords confirms pleural plaques do not amount to actionable damage
- Kennedys Law LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 22 2008
Claimants appealed against a decision that pleural plaques caused by negligent exposure to asbestos, which were not in themselves damage that could give rise to a cause of action, did not become actionable damage when aggregated with the risk of future disease and consequent anxiety
Pleural plaques and asymptomatic asbestos disease the plot thickens
- Kennedys Law LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- September 11 2009
Jack Straw, Secretary of State for Justice, announced on 22 July 2009 that the Government would be delaying its decision on whether to introduce legislation to reverse the House of Lords’ decision on pleural plaques in Rothwell 2007 and so allow pleural plaques to become a compensatable condition
Pleural plaques announcement
- Kennedys Law LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- March 12 2010
On 25 February 2010 the MoJ confirmed that the decision in Rothwell and others v Chemical and Insulating Company Ltd is not to be overturned and pleural plaques will remain non-compensatable (until such time as further medical evidenceresearch becomes available
NHS asbestos legacy - SHAs pick up the tab
- Kennedys Law LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- July 9 2010
In recent years health authorities have found themselves implicated in asbestos related disease claims
Disease brief - blame the parents
- Kennedys Law LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- July 4 2011
A recent case has expanded the potential liabilities of parent companies for their subsidiaries
Alternative treatment
- Kennedys Law LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- July 4 2011
During his employment by the Defendant as a joiner between 1974 and 1980 the Claimant was negligently exposed to asbestos, as a result of which he contracted mesothelioma
Top tips for defending noise induced hearing loss claims
- Kennedys Law LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- October 29 2012
The Supreme Court decision in Baker v Quantum Clothing Ltd 2011 was seen as having prevented the opening of the floodgates of industrial deafness claims
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