It is not unusual for plaintiffs to get higher amounts in asbestos cases simply because they live in an area with more generous jury awards.

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"We do not know the reasons why the council chose to treat Cwmcarn differently from the other schools in the area where the removal of the asbestos took place with the school in situ, " the statement said.

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"It depends on how long they would have been in the area that's contaminated, how constant the the level of asbestos fibres in the air are, " he said.

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