Good News for Scottish Asbestos Victims
Victims of a benign asbestos related condition should be entitled to seek compensation despite objections from the medical and insurance professions, a government minister said.
Minister for community safety Fergus Ewing insisted the Scottish Government was right to draft legislation to overturn a decision by the House of Lords which stopped people with pleural plaques - scarring on the lungs - from making claims.
He also took a swipe at insurers for raising "alarmist" concerns over vastly increased payouts and costs.