The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
As explained by Laurie Kazan Allen at the Ban Asbestos Secretariat, the UK’s annual mesothelioma audit report is out. It provides interesting but depressing data on the frequency of and types of mesothelioma treatments. The report also provides data on the frequency of mesothelioma in the UK, including age group data.
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