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Liability Risk and Insurance

Liability arises from date of illness not inhalation

A council engaged a number of companies and firms to carry out demolition and building works on sites owned by it.An employee of one of these firms was exposed to asbestos fibres due to negligence on the part of the council, and he developed mesothelioma and subsequently died. His widow sued the council.

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