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Rothwell v Chemical & Insultating Co Ltd & Anr, CA (Civ Div) 26/1/2006; Times, January 31, 2006; Independent, January 31, 2006

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Pleural plaques litigation. Pleural plaques caused by negligent exposure to asbestos, which were of themselves insufficiently serious to give rise to a cause of action, did not found a claim in negligence because they carried a risk of subsequent significant injury and gave rise to consequent anxiety. A defendant who negligently exposed a claimant to the risk of contracting a disease was not liable for free-standing psychiatric injury caused by the fear of contracting the disease.

Specifications

  • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
  • Tuesday, 31 January 2006

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