Archive for the ‘Pleural Plaques News’ Category
Pleural Plaque – Government Payments
The government has decided to make payments to those who had begun, but not resolved legal claims for compensation for pleural plaques before a Law Lords ruling in October 2007.
Pleural plaques bill passes first hurdle
A bill to change the law so plaque sufferers can receive compensation has passed through the Commons.
Plaques Bills set to be debated today
According to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers , (APIL), bills aiming to return the right to compensation for people with pleural plaques are due to be debated in both houses of Parliament tomorrow.
Asbestos Risk –A Short History
Asbestos is not a product of modern technology. Yet despite the evidence of severe health risks related to exposure to asbestos dating as far back as the first century, the production of products containing asbestos continued to grow until the mid 1970s, with a lack of understanding and awareness that still has fatal consequences today.
Pleural Plaques Update
Nearly three years on from the now infamous House of Lords decision in 2007 victims with pleural plaques are still unable to claim for compensation. There have been numerous false dawns with the Government always just on the verge of a decision only for it not to be made.