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Case Study  |  08:01:21
Cambridge Medical Student Exposed to Asbestos in the Holidays
Mr B was born in Nigeria and arrived in the United Kingdom to start studying medicine to become a doctor. Like many students, he did not have full funding for his course so was forced to work to subsidise his degree. Most of Mr B’s work was completed through the holidays and as he lived and studied at Cambridge, he looked for work locally. The two companies he worked for were Atlas Stone and Johnson Matthey.
Case Study  |  19:12:20
Birmingham University Prosecuted By Mesothelioma Victim
Mr A was exposed to asbestos while working in the building trade at Birmingham University during the 1950s and 60s. He was employed by various companies on different jobs across the university campus and believes he encountered asbestos on several of these assignments.
Case Study  |  17:12:20
Foster Wheeler – Asbestos Linked To Mesothelioma In Engineer
The company of Foster Wheeler has been in existence for more than a century, with a global presence that includes offices around the world and a workforce of over 10,000 employees. The UK section of the company can be traced back to 1891 and is still strong today with its headquarters in Reading.
Case Study  |  14:12:20
Compensation recovered for family of former Plessey Semiconductors employee following his death from mesothelioma
In May 2018 Neil Watson was on holiday and noticed he was unusually breathless. Neil saw a doctor who believed that he was suffering form an exacerbation of his existing COPD and told him not to worry.
Case Study  |  07:12:20
Claim settled for former Bank of England employee who died from mesothelioma
Lizzie Petersen was employed by the Bank of England as a banking clerk at their premises on Castle Street, Liverpool between 1957 and 1964. She was only a young woman at the time. Sadly, decades later Lizzie became poorly and was given the tragic news that she had developed mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure.
Case Study  |  30:11:20
Claim for mesothelioma victim exposed to asbestos as a school cleaner/caretaker settled within five months of instruction
Margaret James was employed by Gwynedd County Council between 1976 and 1992 as a cleaner and caretaker at a junior school in Llandudno.
Case Study  |  23:11:20
Successful claim for Rosyth dockyard painter and decorator
Our specialist asbestos claims team were instructed by James (Jim) Hamilton following his diagnosis of mesothelioma in 2019.
Case Study  |  19:11:20
Asbestosis Claim For Employee Of Haden And Austin Rover
Mr I worked as a pipe fitter's assistant for a number of years from the early 1960s. He first worked for Haden’s and was contracted out to work in to schools, factories and hospitals in the Birmingham area. One job was at Selly Oak Hospital which was built in the 1800s and continued to grow through the 1900s with new operating theatres added in 1931 and the biochemistry and pathology laboratories opened in 1934. 
Case Study  |  16:11:20
Compensation secured for painter and decorator diagnosed with mesothelioma within three months of instruction
Emily Barratt, solicitor in our specialist asbestos disease team was instructed by a client from Swindon in March 2020 following his diagnosis of mesothelioma. Instructions were received from the client during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and so all communication had to take place via telephone, instead of a face-to-face visit as usual.
Case Study  |  09:11:20
Compensation recovered for family following mum’s death from exposure to asbestos from her late husband’s work clothes
Our specialist asbestos claims team was contacted by Mrs Brookes’s family following her diagnosis of mesothelioma. Mrs Brookes had mild dementia and at the time of our visit, Mrs Brookes did not know of her diagnosis due to the upset it would have caused her. We attended Mrs Brookes at home to speak to her regarding her recollections of her husband’s work and asbestos. Despite how unwell she was, Mrs Brookes was ale to give us some information.
Case Study  |  30:10:20
Mesothelioma claim against a brewery
Brewing companies often used asbestos in the construction of the buildings. Asbestos could be found in pipe insulation, cement and other materials in the building structures built before the 1980s.
Case Study  |  19:10:20
British Army Engineer Receives £400,000 Settlement for Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma Claim
Mr E joined the army in the 1960s and served for around 40 years. He worked as an engineer on building projects and carried out construction work.
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