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 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 14, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease
A Liverpool man has been awarded a significant amount in compensation from oil giant Shell after he was exposed to asbestos dust more than 40 years ago. 68-year-old Bill Jones launched a law suit against the company last year, after he was diagnosed with diffuse...
by Russell Worth | Jan 9, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, News
A man who spent decades of his life working in environments containing asbestos died as a result of his exposure, a court has ruled. During his working life Graham Bancroft, from Derbyshire, worked as a cabinet maker, joiner and carpenter, both here in the UK and in...
by Russell Worth | Nov 6, 2014 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News
Plans to demolish an asbestos-riddled hospital in Derbyshire and install a new £2.5 million health unit in its place have been given the go-ahead. Heanor Memorial Hospital has been shut since September 2014, after asbestos dust was found in a boiler room in a routine...
