by Russell Worth | Apr 10, 2014 | Industrial Disease, News
A former sailor has died after he was exposed to asbestos, an inquest has heard. Keith Chester, from Bishop Waltham, served in the Royal Navy for 12 years and died aged 79 in February this year. An inquest was held in Winchester on Wednesday 2nd April 2014 into Mr...
by Russell Worth | Apr 7, 2014 | Accident Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
The daughter of a retired industrial worker who died from asbestos-related cancer at the age of 81, following exposure to deadly dust during the early 1960s, has won the right to compensation for her loss at the Court of Appeal. The former painter and labourer was...
by Russell Worth | Mar 27, 2014 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, Industrial Disease, News, Personal Injury
This week Russell Worth solicitors have launched a dedicated site for those who’ve developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from repetitive tasks at work. The website: www.carpal-tunnelsyndrome.co.uk provides sufferers information on the latest cures, treatments as well...
by Russell Worth | Mar 19, 2014 | Industrial Disease, News
A Hampshire man who used to work as a caretaker has died of malignant mesothelioma, an Inquest has heard. Mr Graham Gale, who was 62-years-old, died in November last year as a result of asbestos exposure during many years working as a caretaker. Dr Balvinder Shoker,...
by Russell Worth | Mar 7, 2014 | Accident Claims, Industrial Disease, News
Ministers have announced that victims of mesothelioma can receive an average of £123,000 compensation from a new £380m fund. Mesothelioma, which can take decades to develop, is an aggressive cancer caused by the exposure of asbestos. Previously those diagnosed after...
by Russell Worth | Mar 7, 2014 | Industrial Disease, News
A woman whose husband died after he was exposed to asbestos through his work on navy ships will receive £40,000 in compensation. The 83-year-old man, who died in February 2013, worked at Portsmouth dockyard from 1944 to 1947. He worked as an apprentice naval...
