Landmark case for Asbestos exposure at school

Workers exposed to low levels of asbestos dust have been given the green light to launch claims for compensation following a landmark ruling in the Supreme Court in March 2011.

One of the country’s leading legal experts in this area said he expects compensation claims to rise significantly with people involved in a wide range of trades now set to pursue a claim.

In the past, workers in trades where asbestos was widespread, such as shipbuilding and engineering provided the bulk of claims but now office workers, teachers and lab technicians are set to make a stand.

The Supreme Court has awarded compensation to the family of Dianne Willmore, who died of mesothelioma, an asbestos cancer, after having small doses of asbestos dust while she was at school. She was diagnosed at the age of 46.

Before she died, Willmore