Victims of asbestos cancers won a landmark victory in the Supreme Court yesterday after a panel of judges decided that the family of a delivery driver who died earlier this year from exposure to asbestos in Battersea Power Station should be compensated.
The case means those exposed to asbestos in factories while working for another employer can still pursue the factory where they were exposed for compensation.
Asbestos kills more people than road traffic accidents every year. In haling the fibres can cause the cancer mesothelioma to develop as much as half a century after exposure. Percy McDonald suffered from mesothelioma and died aged 83, just a week before the Supreme Court hearing of his case in February.
The representatives of Mr McDonald's family, said the decision clarified the law and also gave "greater protection to current and future victims of industrial diseases and accidents who are simply carrying out their day-to-day jobs."
Mr McDonald's son Eric said after the ruling, "I've seen the first-hand how devastating mesothelioma can be. As a family we wanted to carry on the case because we knew how important it was to him and wanted to ensure that others would be protected in the future."
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