ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Insurers Seek to Overturn New Exposure Law

Insurance firms, on May 28, 2009, went to the Court of Session in Edinburgh in a bid to overturn a new law affecting victims of negligent exposure to asbestos, The Herald reports.

Some leading insurance firms are against giving victims of…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: U.K. Insurers Seek to Dispute Payout Ruling

Aviva plc, AXA UK plc, RSA Insurance Group plc, and Zurich Global Corporate UK Limited launched a legal challenge against a new law, which allows Scottish workers suffering from exposure to asbestos to sue for compensation, The Herald reports.

The four…