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 | Aug 21, 2013 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A man who previously worked as a shipyard worker died because of a combination of natural causes and industrial disease, an inquest has heard. Brian Rigg, 71, died at his home in Barrow, Cumbria in March of this year. Prior to his death, he suffered several health...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A man who was working on removing asbestos from Cwncarn High School in South Wales has died. An investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive after police confirmed James Paul, who was in his 20’s, died last Friday. The school was closed to staff...
by Russell Worth | Aug 7, 2013 | asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A retired plumber died due to being exposed to asbestos during his career, an inquest heard yesterday (6th August). Edward Matthews, 74, from Haverhill, Suffolk, died in November after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. After suffering with chest pain and a shortness...
by Russell Worth | Jul 8, 2013 | Industrial Disease, mesothelioma
The Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament for the forthcoming year included the announcement of a Bill to establish a payment scheme for people diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of workplace exposure to asbestos where their former employer or the...
by Russell Worth | Jun 13, 2013 | Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, mesothelioma, News
A middle-aged woman who was said to have contracted mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos in a primary school playground when she was aged 10 has had her compensation hopes dashed. It was the late 1970’s when the woman was exposed to asbestos when in the...
