Asbestos victory at Supreme Court for families of cancer victims

Families fighting for compensation after loved ones died of an asbestos-related cancer won their battle yesterday.

The decision by Supreme Court appeal judges may help ­thousands more mesothelioma victims get payouts.
Judges ruled in favour of relatives of Dianne Willmore, 49, and Enid Costello, 74, who both died after suffering “low level” poisoning.

Mrs Willmore was exposed as a child to asbestos in school toilets in Huyton, Merseyside. Mrs Costello worked at a drum factory in ­Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Widower Barre Willmore, now due £240,000, said: “Money isn’t everything.”

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