A landmark Supreme Court ruling handed down yesterday (28 March) means insurers could face hundreds of millions in claims from sufferers of mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos dust. By a majority of four to one, the Supreme Court ruled that the insurer indemnifying an employer at the time of exposure of their staff to asbestos - known as the trigger period - was liable for subsequent damages claims, not the insurer providing cover at the time mesothelioma develops.
March 29, 2012 at 10:19 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
A landmark Supreme Court ruling handed down yesterday (28 March) means insurers could face hundreds of millions in claims from sufferers of mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos dust.
By a majority of four to one, the Supreme Court ruled that the insurer indemnifying an employer at the time of exposure of their staff to asbestos – known as the trigger period – was liable for subsequent damages claims, not the insurer providing cover at the time mesothelioma develops.
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