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Case Study  |  03:04:19
Claim for Imperial Tobacco worker with light exposure to asbestos settles for £75,000
Mrs H developed mesothelioma. She could not recall definite exposure to asbestos during the course of her own employment and the first solicitor she contacted were unable to continue with the claim. She approached RWK Goodman and they obtained a full statement from her detailing her potential exposure to asbestos as a result of her own work in factories in the Nottingham area, and as a result of her ex-husband’s work and his brother’s work.
Case Study  |  03:04:19
Expat ship builder’s claim settles for six-figure sum
Mr W was in his 80s when he developed mesothelioma. He and his wife had emigrated to Skiathos many years before where they owned a substantial property with a large garden and a grove of olive trees.
Case Study  |  03:04:19
Out of time claim for mesothelioma settles within eight months
Mr S – who lived in Newcastle - had been diagnosed with asbestos related problems in 2007. At the time he had instructed local Solicitors to investigate and they told him – without obtaining his medical notes and records – that he had asymptomatic pleural plaques and a claim would not be possible.
Opinion  |  02:01:19
New support group to help asbestos disease sufferers
Last month, Jennifer Seavor and Rachel James from our Industrial Diseases team attended the launch of the South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (SWASAG).
Opinion  |  10:12:18
The 10 tips for communicating a mesothelioma diagnosis, from RADIO Meso
Dr Bethany Taylor attended our study day in London in October and told us about the results of a recent Mesothelioma UK funded project called RADIO Meso.
Gravestones of unknown soldiers from the Great War
Opinion  |  12:11:18
It’s time our military’s mesothelioma warriors were properly honoured, too
Following the Remembrance Day commemorations, Helen Childs from our specialist mesothelioma team helps us to understand how those in the armed forces with mesothelioma need to be supported.
Opinion  |  08:11:18
The risks of asbestos exposure from vintage products – and beyond
Jennifer Seavor from our mesothelioma claims team talks about her experience of asbestos in vintage products, what she's found out, and where else you may find the material.
Case Study  |  29:11:17
Industrial Diseases Team secures £160,000 for carpenter with mesothelioma
Mr Hawksworth instructed RWK Goodman following his diagnosis with malignant mesothelioma.
Case Study  |  07:11:17
Compensation recovered for family of deceased carpenter with asbestos-related cancer
RWK Goodman were instructed by the family of Mr B who had recently passed away from malignant mesothelioma.
Case Study  |  07:11:17
Compensation recovered for Army serviceman for mesothelioma
In July 2016 our specialist asbestos disease solicitor, Jennifer Seavor, was instructed by Mr T who had been diagnosed with sarcomatoid mesothelioma in May 2016.
lung cancer xray
Opinion  |  15:06:17
When is lung cancer connected to asbestos exposure?
It is well known that mesothelioma, an aggressive and incurable form of lung cancer, is almost always connected to exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma can develop after even low levels of exposure to asbestos. However there are a number of other types of lung cancer where the connection to asbestos is not as clear cut.