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Should Asbestos Victims Be Able To Claim Twice?
By asbestoshub | November 7, 2008
Under new laws to be introduced into the Australian Parliament in October 2008, asbestos sufferers will have greater access to compensation.
The bill will allow sufferers to have their damages case fast-tracked if their condition deteriorates.
Currently, a worker has to make a decision as to whether to claim damages at the point at which they are diagnosed with asbestosis or to wait and see whether they are one of the small number of workers who go on to develop mesothelioma and then make a claim.
Not a really fair choice.
The new bill would allow a person to claim more than once if their condition deteriorates, claiming initial damages for asbestosis and then again if it develops into mesothelioma.
So you get to sue twice. Is that fair?
Topics: Claims, Law, Lawsuits |
