On Tuesday, May 25, EAPD partners and associates from the US and the UK presented a webinar on Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation. The recording and slides are available here (Please remember to turn the sound function of your computer to ‘ON’ to hear the recording.)

Areas discussed include important developments in liability for US companies with respect to alleged injuries sustained at foreign subsidiaries, and the implications on asbestos litigation trends should a particular decision come down in favor of the non-US-based plaintiffs. Speakers also introduced important questions about allocation of aggregated settlements and reinsurers’ responsibility to honor cedents’ payment; and where arbitration panel decisions on these questions have tended to fall. The UK portion of the program introduced a compelling perspective on the potential onslaught of asbestos cases and the Employers’ Liability policy trigger litigation. There was discussion on the current position on the right to compensation for pleural plaques and the developing issues regarding insurance and reinsurance coverage for asbestos disease claims. This was followed by the final segment of the program which summarized regional trends and asbestos regulatory and legislative policies using contrasting evidence in Western European and Eastern European countries.