In recent years we have seen a growing trend of environmental product liability litigation. Many actions have been bought directly against manufacturers who have introduced potentially harmful products, that are alleged to have caused pollution.

With plastic use around the world on the rise, and its disposal becoming an issue of growing global concern, are plastics producers likely to join the firing line?

In this episode of CII Radio, Neil Beresford, partner at Clyde & Co, London, joins us to discuss the implications of the growing body of litigation against companies whose products are alleged to have caused pollution and the implications for insurers.

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