Archive for the ‘Asbestos Appeals’ Category
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.
Mesothelioma Susceptibility Concern For Women
Research has been conducted into the comparative risk for women contracting malignant pleural mesothelioma due to environmental, amphibole asbestos exposure. As a result, critical information has been added to help increase public asbestos awareness by the research concluding that the relative risk was higher for women than for men. Cases of mesothelioma disease developing in women has been seen to be increasing in many parts of the world.
Up until the late 1970s and early 1980s, nearly all UK construction industry products contained asbestos. Most prevalent use was in the assembling of interior drywall – which contained a layer of gypsum and other materials, including asbestos – which could be easily and quickly nailed onto wall studs to give a smooth surface for skim plaster finishing.