Notable victories

We have achieved many important victories including:

• The first verdict for a child born at Wittenoom and exposed to blue asbestos dust in the township.
• The first verdict on behalf of a victim who was working with brake lining materials as a fitter in an engineering firm.
• A succession of successful judgments for workers exposed to asbestos and suffering from lung cancer who did not have asbestosis and were smokers.
• The first verdict on behalf of a waterside worker suffering from asbestos disease.
• The first verdict on behalf of a victim who contracted mesothelioma from home renovation work.
• The first verdict on behalf of a victim who contracted  mesothelioma after just a few hours of exposure to asbestos dust when her father demolished a carport when she was a child.
• The first sucessful compensation case for a man who contracted lung cancer as a result of workplace exposure to chromate. 
• The first verdict for a mesothelioma victim for damages for loss of ability to care for grandchildren.
• The highest award of general damages for a mesothelioma victim in Australia.
• The first common law damages awarded to a flight attendant for exposure to fumes on an aircraft.
• The first verdict where a holding company was held liable for the negligent acts of its subsidiary in exposing its workers to asbestos.