Asbestosis case: House of Lords decision

• Author:
• Daniel Barnett

The House of Lords has just handed down its decision in Fairchild, the mesothelioma test case.

The issue was whether employees who had developed mesothelioma from inhalation of asbestos could bring a claim against various previous employers, when it was not clear (and, on current medical knowledge, impossible to prove) which of several employers had been the employer at the time of inhalation of the asbestos.

The Court of Appeal had held that, because it could not be said on balance of prob... (25 more words)

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