Asbestos comes in six forms and is a known cause of the rare cancer mesothelioma.
In 1982, Mr Gould was diagnosed with mesothelioma, the cancer that eventually killed him.
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lungs caused in most cases by breathing asbestos dust or fibres.
Over time, this can cause inflammation, which, decades later, can lead to lung cancer, or a tumour called mesothelioma.
They are mainly aimed at mesothelioma - a cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
The problem is that they may not develop diffuse mesothelioma until years, even decades later, but once diagnosed, the condition is terminal.
Dennis Ball, from Beeston, suffers from mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lung, which was caused by exposure to asbestos.
"This long awaited judgment provides clarity, consistency and comfort for mesothelioma victims and their families, " said Ashton, of the law firm Irwin Mitchell.
The bill sets up a limited scheme which will make payments to people with diffuse mesothelioma and dependants of those who have died from it.
Used as a fire retardant in buildings, asbestos fibres can cause the fatal lung cancer mesothelioma, and the scarring of the lungs, known as asbestosis.
These are almost always fatal - the number of mesothelioma deaths has spiralled upwards in recent decades as disease seeded years earlier finally manifests itself.
Ad exec Mark Buttitta died of mesothelioma at 50 in 2002.
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Dywedodd y cyn-gyfreithiwr Mr Antoniw wrth ACau ei fod wedi gweld dioddefaint pobl ag afiechyd yn gysylltiedig ag asbestos, fel Mesothelioma, neu gansyr leinin yr ysgyfaint.
Justice Minister Lord McNally said that "nobody underestimates the horror of mesothelioma" but that it was necessary to "bring some order to the cost of litigation".
Former solicitor Mr Antoniw told AMs he'd seen the suffering of people affected by asbestos-related diseases such as Mesothelioma, or cancer of the lining of the lung.
"It is not the job of someone dying of mesothelioma to become the government's regulator or watchdog - watching the clock, challenging exorbitant legal fees, " he argued.
London (CNN) -- A landmark ruling in the UK Supreme Court has cleared the way for thousands of mesothelioma victims and their families to make insurance claims.
Although pleural plaques do not cause or develop into a more serious asbestos-related condition, they do signify an increased risk of developing mesothelioma because of exposure to asbestos.
Screach died of mesothelioma in 2003 after being exposed to asbestos fibers from 1963 to 1968 while working as a paint sprayer in London, the lawyer's statement said.
They'll be eligible for a payment if they were first diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma on or after 25 July 2012, when the government began its consultation on the issue.
During report stage of the bill, the House of Lords had voted to accept an amendment from crossbench peer Lord Alton, exempting sufferers of mesothelioma from the proposals.
"Funding at present is woefully inadequate - it's among the worst resourced fields in cancer research, " said John Edwards, consultant thoracic surgeon and chair of the British Mesothelioma Interest Group.
"We have always opposed the attempt to change the basis on which mesothelioma claims should be paid, as argued by those who brought this litigation, " said Nick Starling of the ABI.
Exposure to its tiny fibers, particularly over a period of time, can lead to asbestos-related diseases that include lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma, according to the U.S. National Institutes for Health.
Mesothelioma can develop decades after exposure to asbestos fibers.
That's followed by the second reading of the Mesothelioma Bill - which sets up payments scheme to help workers who were exposed to asbestos as a result of negligence by their employer.
Mr Antoniw said 100 cases of Mesothelioma are diagnosed in Wales each year, the disease can remain latent for up to 50 years and cases are expected to grow in number until 2015.
In 2004 a Loudoun County, Va. judge threw out James Dunford's mesothelioma suit against Ford and other automotive parts makers because Dunford's lawyers failed to disclose claims they'd made against bankruptcy trusts in other states.
Amid all the disputed facts swirling around the death of Harry Kananian, one thing is certain: On June 24, 2000 the former Broadview Heights, Ohio resident died of mesothelioma, a cancer almost certainly caused by asbestos.
Dywedodd Mr Antoniv bod 100 o achosion o Mesothelioma yn cael eu darganfod yng Nghymru bob blwyddyn, fe all y clefyd fod yn gudd am hanner can mlynedd, a mae disgwyl i nifer yr achosion gynyddu erbyn 2015.
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