Keywords: insurance, asbestos, pleural plaques, compensation,

Court of Appeal rules out pleural plaques compensation

Prosecutions and Claims |
01.03.2006

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that sufferers of asbestos-related pleural plaques should receive compensation. Insurers had potentially faced £1-1.4 billion worth of claims after Mr Justice Holland gave sufferers the green light to pursue claims in February last year ...

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