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It has been revealed that eight members of a Halifax-area family have developed the asbestos-related lung condition pleural plaques, believed to be as a result of their father's work at an asbestos factory.
Personal injury lawyers acting on behalf of the brothers and sisters are appealing for the Government compensation scheme for sufferers of pleural plaques to be extended to cover cases such as theirs.
At present the scheme for those who have the lung scarring because of contamination with asbestos is only available to former asbestos industry workers and not to those with secondary exposure.
Although a payment of £5,000 is available to all with pleural plaques in Scotland, in England the Government has changed the law to limit compensation.
The eight siblings feel they have a good case for believing they are entitled to damages for suffering an industrial illness related to their father's employment because he died from lung cancer at the age of 68 and two younger children who were born after he left his job as foreman at Cape Asbestos do not suffer from pleural plaques.
One of the sisters told the Halifax Courier
The Ministry of Justice has said it will consider paying a compensation claim if secondary exposure to asbestos develops into a more serious condition.
An industrial illness lawyer, who is representing the family, said she would continue to press for fair compensation for pleural plaques which had resulted from asbestos contamination that was not their fault.
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