A writ was lodged in the Supreme Court in the week after year-end claiming damages for illness allegedly caused by chemicals used at a subsidiary company’s manufacturing plant in the 1990s. This is the tenth such writ lodged, and the client has denied responsibility in all cases because it was unreasonable to believe at that time that these chemicals had adverse health effects. The claimant has new scientific evidence that counters this defence. Which subsequent event is this and what is the treatment for this?

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A writ was lodged in the Supreme Court in the week after year-end claiming damages for
illness allegedly caused by chemicals used at a subsidiary company’s manufacturing plant in
the 1990s. This is the tenth such writ lodged, and the client has denied responsibility in all
cases because it was unreasonable to believe at that time that these chemicals had adverse
health effects. The claimant has new scientific evidence that counters this defence.

Which subsequent event is this and what is the treatment for this?

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