The claimant was the wife of a former employee of the defendant. She claimed that having cleaned asbestos dust from her husband’s clothes on his return home from work, she had herself suffered asbestosis.
Held: The risks were known at the time, and the defendant had not done what could have been done to control those risks. It was foreseeable that someone in the claimant’s position would suffer by way of secondary exposure, and the claim succeeded.
Judges:
Morland J
Citations:
Times 26-Mar-2004
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Maguire v Harland and Wolff Plc and Another CA 26-Jan-2005
The claimant was a wife who had been exposed to asbestos dust when washing the clothes of her husband who had worked with asbestos for the defendants. She died of mesothelioma. His employer appealed an award of damages to her.
Held: Courts . .
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Personal Injury
Updated: 12 April 2022; Ref: scu.196579