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Insurers fail to overturn Scottish pleural plaques law

From Insurance Daily
Tuesday, 12th April 2011 4:24 pm

Insurers have lost a legal battle to overturn the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009. Enacted by the Scottish Parliament, the legislation provides that asbestos-related pleural plaques and certain other asbestos-related conditions, constitute personal injury actionable under Scots law. Insurers have long argued that the plaques, which are areas of fibrosis present on the inner [...]

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