by Russell Worth | May 5, 2015 | Claims
An outright cure for asthma could be available in just five years, reports suggest. Scientists have discovered the cause of the condition and ways of preventing it, The Daily Telegraph reported, describing their findings as “incredibly exciting”. Should researchers...
by Russell Worth | May 5, 2015 | Claims
A tyre manufacturer has been fined £150,000 after one of its employees died when he was trapped for more than two hours in an industrial autoclave. 48-year-old George Falder was found dead at Pirelli Tyres’ Carlisle factory in September 2012 in a five-metre long...
by Russell Worth | May 5, 2015 | Accident at Work, Claims, News
A roofing company in Lewisham has appeared in court after it breached safety failings, leaving a worker seriously injured when he fell five metres at a property in Bromley. 22-year-old Daniel Dennis fractured his back and pelvis and also broke his arm in the incident,...
by Russell Worth | May 5, 2015 | Claims, Industrial Disease, mesothelioma, News
A heating engineer died after being exposed to asbestos 30 years ago, a coroner has ruled. 57-year-old Peter Edwards, from Westbourne, died in February after being admitted to a local hospice. He was told that he was suffering with mesothelioma in 2014, described at...
by Russell Worth | May 1, 2015 | Claims, News, Personal Injury
A report by independent think tank, the King’s Fund, has found ‘major’ failings across the NHS’ dermatology services. The report shows evidence of staff shortages, inconsistent quality in diagnosis and treatment, poor training and large variations in current access to...
by Russell Worth | May 1, 2015 | Claims, News, Sunbed Negligence
Russell Worth will be showing its support for the British Association of Dermatologists’ annual Sun Awareness Week this May (6th – 12th May). The annual event, which forms part of the BAD’s wider Sun Awareness campaign, running from April to September, has been...
