The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
Something is going to have to happen in the UK on asbestos after the recent consultation fiasco that was overturned by a UK judge. A November 12, 2014 post at Politics.co.uk co reports on a new set of rumblings. The rumblings add nothing of substance, but confirm the pot continues to simmer.
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