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Asbestos: court ruling opens way for insurance claims
The UK Supreme Court has made a ruling which could allow thousands of insurance claims by families of people who died after exposure to asbestos.
The court placed insurance liability at the time an employee was exposed to asbestos, not when symptoms appeared.
Relatives of workers who died of the cancer mesothelioma want to make claims on policies dating from the 1940s.
The Association of British Insurers welcomed the ruling, and blamed a small group of insurers for the legal battle.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17535887