INSURANCE TRIGGER IN MESOTHEUOMA CASES

摘要

A group of insurance companies hope to limit their liability for compensation paid out to the victims of mesothelioma under employers' liability (EL) policies. In December, the Supreme Court will examine whether each insurer's liability under policies dating from the late 1940s to 1998 is triggered by the original exposure to asbestos or to the onset of the disease. There are nine appeal cases, arising out of six separate actions. The cases arise from the deaths from mesothelioma of employees who inhaled asbestos fibres during employment.