Simon Lowes says no amount of money will give him his life back.
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Simon Lowes says no amount of money will give him his life back.
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In this Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 photo, Barbara Newman Mannix, founder of A Dignified Life, poses for a photo outside her office in White Plains, N.Y. The company stands in for family members who can't be as close as they'd like when an elderly relative begins to decline. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)
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FILE -In this Aug. 18, 2012 file photo, Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks in The Villages, Fla. Paul Ryan works out and watches his diet, but clean living can only go so far when there's a strong family history of heart disease. The largest study ever of heart risks in families finds that having a close relative die young of cardiovascular disease doubles a person's odds of developing it at an early age. Three generations of Ryan men have died in their 50s of heart attacks. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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Graphic shows results of a study about heart risks for people who have relatives who died of cardiovascular disease
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Tarlia Bartsch says there will soon be official recognition of early stillborn children.
Mesothelioma sufferer awarded $1.3m
A 69-year-old Sydney man suffering from a disease caused by exposure to asbestos has been awarded more than $1 million in damages.
The NSW Dust Diseases Tribunal on Tuesday awarded $1.3 million to Mario Perez, who can no longer care for his family because of a severe form of mesothelioma, Maurice Blackburn lawyers say.
Mr Perez worked for the Urban Transit Authority at the Chullora Bus Depot from the late 1970s until 1990, and spent up to three days a week caring for his family until his illness took hold.
In a statement, Maurice Blackburn said Mr Perez was exposed to asbestos from gaskets in the engines of buses and from asbestos pipe insulation.
He was also exposed to asbestos when the depot's antiquated asbestos roof was removed in 1987.
The tribunal found Mr Perez should be entitled to damages in relation to his lost capacity to provide future domestic services to his grandchildren and wife, the law firm says.
"The crux of the case related to the substantial amount of child care Mr Perez provided to his family during his retirement," Maurice Blackburn principal Theodora Ahilas said.
"We argued that this caring role should be taken into account when damages were awarded."
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