by Russell Worth | Sep 10, 2013 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
A man who previously worked as a bricklayer died as a result of asbestos exposure, an inquest has heard. Michael Espin, who was 79, died in August this year at his home in Louth, Lincolnshire. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in December last year, after being...
by Russell Worth | Sep 6, 2013 | Accident Claims, Car Accidents, Infographics, News
Chester-based personal injury firm Russell Worth solicitors have joined the AA and RAC in calling for better lighting and speed restrictions along the Isle of Sheppey crossing following a serious crash that left eight people seriously injured and thirty-five needing...
by Russell Worth | Sep 5, 2013 | Accident at Work, News
A Norwich printing firm has been fined for safety failings after one of its employees seriously injured his finger in an unguarded machine. The man, 44, was working for Swallowtail Print Ltd when the incident took place in November 2012. Last week (28th August),...
by Russell Worth | Sep 2, 2013 | Industrial Disease, News
A scrap metal merchant who stripped copper boilers for a living died from an industrial disease, an inquest has heard. 80-year-old Ernest Vig, who was born in Hungary but moved to Huddersfield aged 23, spent the majority of his working life as a self-employed scrap...
by Russell Worth | Aug 30, 2013 | News, Personal Injury
Trust and confidence are central to any employment relationship, as a case involving a nurse who claimed to have been subjected to a course of bullying and harassment in the workplace showed when she triumphed in an unfair constructive dismissal claim. The senior...
by Russell Worth | Aug 28, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News
A Forest of Dean engineering company has been fined after one of its workers injured his hand in a machine on which a safety lock had been intentionally disabled. The man, who does not wish to be named, nearly lost a finger whilst trying to clear metal debris from a...
