{"longTitle":"A Bill to provide that certain asbestos-related conditions are actionable personal injuries; and for connected purposes","summary":"<p>The Bill would treat certain asbestos-related conditions as actionable personal injuries. Those suffering from asbestos-related pleural plaques or asbestosis would therefore be able to claim damages against the person causing them. The provisions would not affect the legislation determining liability for personal injury.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>someone suffering from pleural thickening or asbestosis would not have to prove that asbestos-related condition was causing impairment of their physical condition to claim damages on the basis of personal injury <br></li><li>Someone seeking a particular level of damages on the basis of physical impairment would have to prove that level of injury <br></li><li>The legislation would have retrospective effect, except in cases where claims had already been settled or legal proceedings already commenced.</li></ul>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":179,"name":"Mr Andrew Dismore","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/179/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/179/contact","memberFrom":"Hendon"},"organisation":null,"sortOrder":1}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":424,"shortTitle":"Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Lords","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2009-11-13T11:05:52","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":8,"introducedSessionId":22,"includedSessionIds":[22],"isAct":false,"currentStage":{"id":13296,"stageId":2,"sessionId":22,"description":"2nd reading","abbreviation":"2R","house":"Lords","stageSittings":[],"sortOrder":7}}