The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
In the UK, an “overalls” case is a shorthand term for a “take home” case, as we refer to them in the US. Of greater note, a UK plaintiff recently succeeded in such a case, as described in a February 18, 2019 post at AsbestosLaw blog, which is published by UK Barristers who acted for the claimant. The opinion includes a detailed discussion of the evidence; it is online here.
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
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