Asbestos cases and publications

Turner Freeman has had extesive experience over many years running claims for people who suffer from asbestos diseases. 

  • 18 Jul 2011

    Parker v. BHP

    Parker v. BHP: In a landmark decision, the District Court of South Australia has made an award of compensatory and exemplary damages to Turner Freeman client who was employed at the BHP shipyards at Whyalla during the 1960's and 1970's. The decision was the first time BHP has been found to have been negligent for asbestos exposure at Whyalla, and the first award of exemplary damages under the Dust Diseases Act.

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  • 12 Dec 2010

    Booth -v- Amaca

    Amaca Pty Ltd v. Booth: the NSW Court of Appeal has found that James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd should have known from at least 1953 of the dangers posed by asbestos to users in industry.

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  • 23 Aug 2010

    Compensation for Adelaide Brighton cement worker with asbestos disease

    Obst v. Adelaide Brighton Cement: Turner Freeman obtained significant compensation for a tradesman with asbestosis in the District Court of South Australia.

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  • 23 Jul 2010

    Compensation for SA tradesman exposed to asbestos for 30 years

    Abel v. Amaca: Turner Freeman acted for a tradesman awarded compensaton for his asbestos related disease in the District Court of South Australia: one of the first awards for damages for asbestos disease made by that Court.

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  • 11 May 2010

    Victory for brake mechanic against James Hardie

    Booth v. Amaca: In a significant case, the Judge Curtis of the Dust Diseases Tribunal has found that a risk of injury was reasonably forseeable for brake mechanics from 1953 onwards.

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  • 1 Apr 2010

    Successful claim for flight attendant

    Turner v. QBE: Turner Freeman successfully acted for a former flight attendant in a global precedent setting case. On appeal from the Dust Diseases Tribunal, the NSW Court of Appeal upheld an award of damages for the health consequences of exposure to fumes while onboard a BAe 146 airliner.

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  • 29 Mar 2010

    Victory for widow of mesothelioma sufferer against big insurer

    Stewart v. QBE: The High Court handed down a unanimous decision which found that insurance companies, rather than sick claimants, had the onus of proving any limit on old workers' compensation insurance policies.

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