Breakthrough for asbestos victims
VICTIMS of negligent exposure to asbestos were yesterday given new powers to seek damages in Scotland.
The decision overturns a House of Lords ruling that people with pleural plaques – a symptomless thickening of lung membranes – cannot claim compensation. Insurers warned the Scottish Parliament had ignored medical opinion and could "open floodgates" for claims.
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