The deceased’s personal representative sought damages after the death from mesothelioma after working for the defendant for many years.
Judges:
Laws LJ, Sedley LJ, Maurice Kay LJ
Citations:
[2007] EWCA Civ 88
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Barker v Corus (UK) Plc HL 3-May-2006
The claimants sought damages after contracting meselothemia working for the defendants. The defendants argued that the claimants had possibly contracted the disease at any one or more different places. The Fairchild case set up an exception to the . .
Cited – Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd and Others HL 20-Jun-2002
The claimants suffered mesothelioma after contact with asbestos while at work. Their employers pointed to several employments which might have given rise to the condition, saying it could not be clear which particular employment gave rise to the . .
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Cited – Rolls Royce Industrial Power (India) Ltd v Cox CA 22-Nov-2007
The claimant was the widow of a man who died from mesothelioma after alleged asbestos contamination working for the appellant. The defendant appealed on liability saying that there was insufficient evidence of causation since there was little to . .
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Personal Injury, Health and Safety
Updated: 24 October 2022; Ref: scu.248804