The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
Kirk HartleyInsurers have filed an appeal of their loss on the pleural plaques case in Scotland. See this BBC article , which essentially repeats this press release from the Association of British Insurers.
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.
A claim said to be worth $14 billion is up for a hearing next week in the UK Supreme Court.
Despite the naysayers of years ago, class actions procedures continue to evolve and expand in Europe. A November 11, 2019 online article by two expert French lawyers provides a cogent summary of wher