Litigation Letter
Small contribution to asbestosis held to be material
Carder v Exeter University [2016] EWCA Civ 790, 29 July 2016
Mr Carder was an 87-year-old asbestosis patient, who was an electrician and had been exposed to airborne asbestos by various different employers. It was found by the Court that 97% of the exposure was attributable to his employment in the 1950s, and 2.3% of the exposure was attributable to his employment with Exeter University in the 1980s. The trial judge awarded Mr Carder 2.3% of his claim against the University, but the University appealed against the decision on the basis that its contribution made no difference to Mr Carder’s symptoms and prognosis.The rest of this document is only available to i-law.com online subscribers.
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