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4 Apr 2012, 7:09 am by Nathalie Mitchell, Olswang LLP
The Supreme Court was required to consider the following issues: - whether, on the appropriate construction of the policies in issue, mesothelioma is ‘contracted’ or ‘sustained’ at the moment the employee inhales the dangerous fibres or at the moment of manifestation of the disease; and - whether the special rule as determined in Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22 and Barker v Corus UK Ltd [2006] UKHL 20 applies when… [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 1:09 am
In Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services ([2002] UKHL 22) and Barker v Corus ([2006] UKHL 20)  the House of Lords developed a relaxation of the rule of causation in the case of mesothelioma. [read post]
25 Mar 2012, 9:08 am by Kurt J. Schafers
Corp., 548 F.3d 85, 91 (2d Cir.2008) (stating that “manifest disregard of the evidence” is not a proper ground for vacating an arbitrator’s award); see also Fairchild Corp. v. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 12:03 am
The special rules that apply to mesothelioma liability mean that any defendant who negligently exposes a victim sufficiently to satisfy the Fairchild test is jointly and severally liable for 100% of the damages. [read post]
22 Nov 2011, 10:41 am by Todd Zywicki
Also on the panel in Fairchild v. [read post]
4 Nov 2011, 3:00 am
The Court emphasised that the relaxation of normal principles of proof in relation to mesothelioma claims, laid down by the House of Lords in the Fairchild case (Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22), apply only to the need to prove causation. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 6:07 am by David Hart QC, 1 Crown Office Row
After all the effect was the same; claims which would have failed under the old law, would succeed under the common law as now declared in Fairchild. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 6:07 am by David Hart QC, 1 Crown Office Row
 After all the effect was the same; claims which would have failed under the old law, would succeed under the common law as now declared in Fairchild. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 6:26 am by David Hart QC
 After all the effect was the same; claims which would have failed under the old law, would succeed under the common law as now declared in Fairchild. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 8:58 am
Category: Recent Decisions;Tort Law Opinions Body: Below are today's tort law Appellate Court opinions: AC31661 - Fairchild Heights Residents Assn., Inc. v. [read post]
24 May 2011, 8:40 am by Cathyrn Hopkins, Olswang LLP
On 9 March 2011, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the joint appeal of Sienkiewicz v Grief (UK) Ltd; Knowsley MBC v Willmore [2011] UKSC 10. [read post]
10 May 2011, 2:36 am by Charon QC
This followed the approach of the House of Lords decision in Fairchild v Glenhaven where the same test is applied where the Mesothelioma could have been caused by wrongful exposure to asbestos where there are two or more potential defendants. [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 1:35 am
We reported on the Court of Appeal decision here.In 2002, the House of Lords' decision in Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services introduced an "exception" to the normal rule of causation. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 2:17 am by Matrix Legal Information Team
In Barker v Corus [2006] UKHL 20 the House of Lords answered this question by refining the exception so as to render each employer liable only for the proportion of damages which represented his contribution to the risk. [read post]