(Cardiff County Court) The court considered a claim for damages from asbestos exposure giving rise to mesothelioma. As to considering medical causation: unless the claimant could show that the risk was doubled by the exposure alleged, then it is more likely than not that the mesothelioma had an idiopathic rather than an occupational cause.
Judges:
Judge Hickinbottom
Citations:
Unreported, 11 January 2007
Cited by:
Cited – Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd; Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willmore SC 9-Mar-2011
The Court considered appeals where defendants challenged the factual basis of findings that they had contributed to the causes of the claimant’s Mesothelioma, and in particular to what extent a court can satisfactorily base conclusions of fact on . .
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Personal Injury
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.430461