{"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 that asbestos-related condition was causing impairment of their physical condition to claim damages on the basis of personal injury</li><li>someone seeking a particular level of damages on the basis of physical impairment would have to prove that level of injury</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":587,"shortTitle":"Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) (No. 2) Bill","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Lords","originatingHouse":"Commons","lastUpdate":"2010-10-26T11:01:14","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":8,"introducedSessionId":23,"includedSessionIds":[23],"isAct":false,"currentStage":{"id":13445,"stageId":2,"sessionId":23,"description":"2nd reading","abbreviation":"2R","house":"Lords","stageSittings":[],"sortOrder":6}}