Setback for Carmaker in Asbestos Case
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Giant carmaker General Motors experienced a setback last week when a Michigan court ruled that their insurance carrier, Royal & Sun Alliance, could not be held liable for asbestos-related illnesses for GM workers. Royal & Sun Alliance, a major insurance carrier in the US and UK, scored a victory this week regarding cases involving asbestos victims. A Michigan court ruled that the insurance company, which was covering workers at General Motors, could not be held liable for workers complaints over asbestos exposure. The Michigan Circuit Court ruled that the complaint against RSA, filed by GM, should be dropped. Most of the victims in at the parameter of the case are afflicted with mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer that results from breathing in asbestos fibers. GM workers would be exposed to asbestos particles while working in the car plants, since break pads and some of the insulation in cars contain asbestos. GM maintained that, since RSA was their insurer, they should be responsible for workers that sought treatment or for compensation of families of workers that had died. RSA continued to state that asbestos exposure was negligence on GM’s part, and that it was not covered under normal insurance.
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