I came across an interesting article in the blogging world today, published on the Blogging News Network. The story, posted March 10, 2008, by Deon Scott, says that a Washington State Court of Appeals has ruled that people affected by asbestos related diseases such as mesothelioma through secondary exposure have a basis for legal claims.

This means that people who contracted asbestos-related diseases through exposure to the clothing or bodies of people who work or worked firsthand with asbestos can now bring suit against those family members’ employer on their own behalf.

The story notes that this new ruling overturns a previous ruling made by a lower court and sets a precedent that may allow hundreds of additional claims.

Read the full story at www.bloggernews.net.

Tags: asbestos, meso, mesothelioma, Washington

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