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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.
Case Study  |  19:10:20
Fatal mesothelioma claim settles for £298,000 just one week before the Assessment of Damages hearing.
Helen Childs, Head of our specialist Industrial Disease claims team, details a recent successful case involving a claim for mesothelioma.
Case Study  |  19:10:20
Damages for family of Brymbo Steelworks Pitman diagnosed with asbestosis
RWK Goodman, were instructed by the family of Mr J in September 2017, a year after he had passed away from asbestosis.
Case Study  |  24:09:20
Nurse from NHS Charing Cross Hospital sues for mesothelioma
Charing Cross Hospital is an old Victorian hospital. In the 1960’s, when you entered the hospital there was a large central atrium at ground level and departments and wards led off from the atrium....
Case Study  |  23:09:20
£140,000 mesothelioma payment secured within six weeks.
Helen Childs explains how her and her specialist mesothelioma claims team successfully sought £140,000 for a client whose health is rapidly declining.
Opinion  |  17:09:20
Bannister v Freemans Plc: What does it mean for mesothelioma claimants?
In May of this year, the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Bannister v Freemans Plc, which has brought with it some concerning themes for mesothelioma claimants.
Opinion  |  15:09:20
What you need to know about Rix v Paramount when calculating future losses in a fatal personal injury claim
Rix v Paramount confirms the answer to a question that sometimes arises from fatal claims following the loss of the driving force behind family companies. The court looked at the reality behind the income from the company i.e. that it was generated by the husband despite the wife being an equal shareholder, and also reconfirmed that the dependency claim is assessed at the time of death, so the ongoing success of the company in the hands of the family’s sons did not reduce the widow’s loss of dependency.
Case Study  |  30:08:20
Mesothelioma case of Haringey Council digger driver
The Family of a Harringey Council Digger Driver received a Six-figure compensation.
Case Study  |  04:07:20
Six figurew settlement secured in mesothelioma case against William Press & C.A. Parsons.
C. A. Parsons & Co., a producer of turbo generators, was acquired by Rolls Royce in 1989 and subsequently by Siemens in 1997.
Case Study  |  04:07:20
Associated Octel Co Ltd in Ellesmere Port prosecuted for mesothelioma.
Mr J began employment at Associated Octel Co Ltd in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire in the early 1950s. The company, previously known as Associated Ethyl Co Ltd, was formed to manufacture anti-knock compounds for petrol during wartime. It was initially owned by several major oil companies, including Shell, BP, Esso, and others. The organisation subsequently changed its name to Associated Octel Co Ltd and separated from its original parent group.
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