A former electrician and Birmingham resident, Mr Roger Prince died of mesothelioma, an asbestos related cancer, leaving his wife Carol. Roger and Carol moved to Spain in 2016 to live out their retirement in the sun but sadly Roger was was diagnosed with the...
In a recent mesothelioma claim – in which the family of a deceased victim was awarded a six figure sum – nearly all of the most common factors leading to an early death from exposure to asbestos were present. The tragic victim of incurable mesothelioma cancer...
Victims of exposure to asbestos in more than one workplace can be faced with a court having to determine the proportion of each of their former employer’s liability in a mesothelioma claim. Widespread industrial and commercial use of asbestos fibres in the production...
The decision to pursue a claim for mesothelioma compensation is never easy for a victim or their family. When the results from the specialist arrive, which for example, confirm that the sudden onset of breathlessness or tight chests are asbestosis symptoms, there can...
Mesothelioma victims exposed to asbestos at their workplace up until 1972 may not have been protected by employer’s liability insurance as cover was not compulsory before this time. Unhappily, the peak period of asbestos use throughout much of British industry,...
Tracing a former employer and /or their insurers is not necessarily difficult. An experienced asbestosis lawyer will carry out detailed investigation into a number of official database sources But there can be a hurdle to overcome if the original firm no longer exists...
