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Ł250000 legal battle begins over cancer death

...It says he was exposed to deadly asbestos dust and fibres when he worked for the company as a civil engineers between 1949 and 1957, and from 1959 to 1972.

It claims that in the course of his work he supervised the construction of tunnels, which were caulked with a compound cord which contained asbestos, and he was exposed to asbestos when he inspected the work of caulkers.

He developed malignant Mrs Reed accuses her husband’s former employers of negligence and says they failed to provide protective equipment, failed to damp down asbestos, failed to warn him of the dangers to his heath and failed to provide a safe system and place of work.Mrs Reed’s is the latest in a series of legal actions brought by cancer victims, or their relatives, from all over the country.

She brings her claim under the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) ...

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