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Asbestosis Lawyers Lifeline For Mesothelioma Victims.
When an asbestos-related news item appears, which reports on a final resolution being made in a long running mesothelioma compensation case, often involving more than one appeal and a previous judgement to be overturned, it will likely be as a result of the considerable background work carried out by a highly experienced and specialist asbestosis lawyer responsible for winning the day.
Exactly four months until the Ministry of Justice launch on August 2nd of the Pleural Plaques Former Claimants Payment Scheme and already there might appear to be cause for concern due to possible confusion over asbestos compensation eligibility on their own website.
Successful Asbestos Claimants May Claim Again
Following a decision in made by the House of Lords that pleural plaques should no longer be compensated, the English government established a scheme whereby the government (rather than negligent Defendant) would make a one off payment of £5,000 to victims who had already commenced their claims before 17th October 2007.
Equitas, the reinsurance vehicle created by Lloyd’s of London to pay off all the liabilities of Lloyd’s reinsurance syndicates for policies written before 1993 and asbestos-related claims, many of which go back to the 1950s and 60s, have just recently announced it would “ … make (ex-gratia) payments to mesothelioma victims in situations where they would have been compensated by a Lloyd’s policy but the company no longer exists or cannot be traced.”
Asbestos Friable Risk Factor
From its introduction into the UK from the 1830s, asbestos was increasingly used as a low cost insulating material throughout the 20th century. It was not until the first Asbestos Regulations from the late 1960s/1970s onwards, in a formally declared asbestos awareness of the tremendous risk posed to workers, that an attempt was made to limit the inhaling of the dangerous fibres, which become imbedded within the lungs and membrane cavities.