Summary
A GROUP of young people who blame their birth defects on their mothers' exposure to "an atmospheric soup of toxic materials" won a landmark ruling yesterday that a council was negligent in its reclamation of an old steelworks site.
Mr Justice Akenhead's decision clears the way for the 16 successful claimants, aged between 11 and 22, to prove that their particular disabilities were caused by Corby Borough Council's failings - with compensation to follow if they succeed.See the full content of this document
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Victory Over Birth Defects ; Council 'Negligent'
The judge's finding at London's High Court that there were no breaches of duty after August 1997 means tha...
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