by Russell Worth | Apr 8, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A former teacher who worked in classrooms containing asbestos for 11 years has been awarded £210,000 after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Teachers union NASUWT revealed details of the claim on Friday (3rd April) which it helped to secure for the 70-year-old last...
by Russell Worth | Apr 8, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
Russell Worth is backing increasing calls from teachers who are claiming that parents should be questioning the levels of asbestos present in their children’s schools. Warnings were issued by teaching staff across the country yesterday (6th April) after a report...
by Russell Worth | Mar 30, 2015 | asbestosis compensation, Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A terminally ill gentleman is taking legal action against his former employer after it was claimed he was exposed to asbestos through his work. 80-year-old Brian Houghton, a father-of-four from Fife, Scotland has been diagnosed with an incurable form of mesothelioma...
by Russell Worth | Mar 17, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News |
A Hampshire man exposed to asbestos through his work on warships has died from mesothelioma, an inquest has heard. 74-year-old David Barclay from Stubbington died in February at a local hospice. The inquest heard that Mr Barclay had contracted mesothelioma after being...
by Russell Worth | Mar 10, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
Russell Worth is backing calls for a Government review into the presence of asbestos in UK schools after the BBC reported on figures suggesting that the material is present in almost nine in ten schools in the UK. The new figures, much higher than official estimates...
by Russell Worth | Mar 3, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A man who worked for Hull City Council has died of an asbestos-related illness, a court has heard. 74-year-old Kenneth Mann, who lived in Hull, passed away on 3rd December after developing mesothelioma in February last year. Mr Mann had worked on the Hull docks and,...
