The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
An interesting article that one can imagine showing up in future toxic tort claims. The full text is online and free; the article tile is:
‘The dangers attending these conditions are evident’: Public Health and the Working Environment of Lancashire Textile Communities, c.1870–1939
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