A DECEASED Australian woman has won nearly half a million dollars in
compensation based on her claim that 20 years of washing asbestos-laden
clothes gave her cancer.
The Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia announced Monday that a
New South Wales state tribunal awarded Sydney resident Margaret Dawson
550,000 Australian dollars last week in her suit against a building materials
giant.
The payout included AU200,000 (145,000) for her unpaid work looking after
her grandchildren, paving the way for other care workers to seek compensation.
The 64-year-old lost her battle with mesothelioma, an asbestos-related
cancer, eight months ago. Her husband and father both worked for James
Hardie Industries, once Australia’s largest asbestos maker. — Sapa-AP
WCV's: You go girl ! Your strength was amazing !
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