Terminally ill man awarded $3m for asbestos exposure while renovating

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Terminally ill man awarded $3m for asbestos exposure while renovating
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James Hardie ordered to compensate Matthew Werfel, 42, who inadvertently sanded asbestos sheets at his home in the mid-2000s

A terminally ill South Australian man has been awarded a record $3m payout after he was exposed to asbestos dust, including while renovating his home.

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