The widow of a Taverham, England man is suing the insurance company for which her husband worked, claiming he was exposed to asbestos while performing his duties as a valuer.

Sally Paramour, age 59, says her husband worked for Norwich Union for 26 years and often visited shops, offices, and factories where he came into contact with asbestos. According to an article in The Norwich Evening News, Mrs. Paramour claims that the company “failed to keep machinery, apparatus, work benches, plant and equipment in a clean state and free from asbestos waste and dust” while Mr. Paramour worked there. The writ also states that Norwich Union “failed to make sure all loose asbestos was kept in suitable closed containers to prevent asbestos dust from escaping.” Paramour died of mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused cancer, in early 2004 at the age of 64.

This is the second such case in Norfolk County in just a few weeks. Another widow, Irene Harris, is suing Norfolk County Council for £150,000 after her husband died of mesothelioma, contracted while working as a custodian at a primary and middle school in the county during the 1980s.

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