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Mesothelioma deaths
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- October 14 2009
A new study has revised the projected rate of UK mesothelioma deaths
Private bill seeking to introduce an Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- August 6 2009
Under the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969, which came into effect in 1972, it is compulsory for all employers to have insurance
Alastair Darling's Budget proposes tax break for asbestos trusts
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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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
Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill 1st Reading in House of Commons
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- January 13 2010
We reported here on the Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill which is now progressing through the UK parliamentary process, having received its First Reading in the House of Commons on 6 January 2010
Insurers face more noise-induced hearing loss claims following Court of Appeal decision
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- January 21 2010
Insurers may see increased exposure on employers' liability policies in 2010, particularly related to noise-related personal injuries, as the effects of the so-called textile deafness test litigation are felt in the industry
High Court rules on existence of insurance policy
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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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
Revised estimate says asbestos-related liability will cost UK insurers over £11bn by 2050
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- January 29 2010
The UK's Asbestos Working Party (AWP) has published its revised projection of the cost to employers' liability insurers of the UK's asbestos liability problem
U.S. lawsuits based upon foreign toxic tort liability: a growing threat?
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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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
Washington to vote on elimination of workers’ compensation monopoly
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 26 2010
On November 2, 2010, registered voters in the State of Washington will consider Initiative 1082 ("I-1082") when they cast their ballots in this year's election cycle
Insurers appeal decision by Scottish Court to reject challenge over compensation for pleural plaques
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 10 2010
As previously reported here, the Scottish Court of Session rejected insurers' challenges, by way of judicial review, to the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009 by a judgment handed down by Lord Emslie on 8 January 2010
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