by Russell Worth | Jan 22, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
Insurance giants Aviva and Zurich are to donate a combined £1million to fund mesothelioma research by the British Lung Foundation. The investment will be made over the next two years and it is hoped will prove invaluable in the prognosis of the cancer, caused by...
by Russell Worth | Jan 21, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A company in Hertfordshire has been fined after one of its workers suffered numerous injuries when he was hit by a reel of paper weighing 3.2 tonnes. The worker, who has not been named, was part of a team loading the reel onto a container at the Essex site of...
by Russell Worth | Jan 20, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, News
Failures by two Devon-based companies led to two workers being exposed to potentially-fatal asbestos fibres, a court has heard. Pilkington Plumbing and Heating Ltd permitted two of its employees to remove a back boiler and drill a wall panel at a property in...
by Russell Worth | Jan 19, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, News
A caretaker and decorator have been awarded a total of £430,000 in compensation after being exposed to asbestos fibres in the former Clwyd County Council area. A freedom of information request revealed the level of exposure, according to reports. However, there are...
by Russell Worth | Jan 19, 2015 | Claims, Professional Negligence
It is a sad fact of life that sometimes, legal professionals sometimes do not act in the way expected of them and breach the rules of conduct laid down by their industry. However, proving that your solicitor has been negligent is not always a simple process and it’s...
by Russell Worth | Jan 19, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease
A factory worker has been awarded a four-figure compensation settlement after contracting dermatitis as a result of his exposure to chemicals at work. Graham Taylor, an employee of Mahle Filter Systems based in Halesfield, Telford, needed to give up playing golf and...
