ASBESTOS UPDATE: South Shields Pensioner Claim for Payout Denied

Pensioner Lilian Rose Asmussen’s claim for asbestos-related compensation was denied, because her exposure to asbestos occurred before its dangers were fully discovered, The Shields Gazette reports.

The 78-year-old Mrs. Asmussen, of Rockcliffe, South Shields, England, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2010.…