Companies (and their insurers) have been running away from this issue for too long now, it's about time the tide started turning in favour of victims. No one is going to tell me that although pleural plaques are deemed to be benign that other asbestos related illness will not follow in due course. Just by having pleural plaques proves exposure has happened. Exposure and it's resultant repercussions are a terrible thing and someone needs to be held accountable.