The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
As to asbestos, Europe is interesting in having been both ahead and behind of the US in addressing concerns and issues. Today, Europe’s focus continues to increase, with Yvonne Waterman as one of the people making that happen. For one example, see this video summary from one part of an ongoing series of workshops. For more specifics, see http://www.europeanasbestosforum.org
Issues arising from criminal prosecutions of former managers at an asbestos-cement plant (Everite) are up on appeal, as described in a February 2, 2021 post at the Ban Asbestos Secretariat run by Ms.
Some "toxins" are long-lived, and so decisions made decades ago continue to ripple through current events. A "now in the news" example is the Carolina Asbestos Company in North Carolina. In the first
The Isle of Jersey will be making lump sum mesothelioma payments as a result of citizen requests through an “e-petition,” as described in this 30 September 2019 online article at gov.je.news. Accordin