by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A man who was working on removing asbestos from Cwncarn High School in South Wales has died. An investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive after police confirmed James Paul, who was in his 20’s, died last Friday. The school was closed to staff...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Accident at Work
A building firm in Surrey has been sentenced after a length of scaffolding fell onto a street in Fulham, blocking one lane but thankfully missing pedestrians and traffic. Alliance Building and Contracting Ltd were prosecuted after an investigation carried out by the...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Medical Negligence, News, Personal Injury
Russell Worth solicitors, a trusted group of personal injury solicitors in the UK, is warning of the growing concerns regarding incorrect doctors’ notes, which could lead to mistakes in diagnosis. Several recent cases have highlighted the problems that have occurred,...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Industrial Disease, News
A man from Hampshire died as the result of exposure, a coroner has ruled. Michael Nicholas was working as a construction manager up until he retired in 2008 after suffering ill health. An inquest in Winchester heard how Mr Nicholas cut sheets of asbestos whilst...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Industrial Disease
A man in his 90’s who died from mesothelioma would have come into contact with asbestos at some point in his life, an inquest heard last Friday (2nd August). William Traynor died in May this year at his home in Sutton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, shortly after being...
