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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  |  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  |  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  |  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.
Opinion  |  11:06:20
Covid-19, mesothelioma and you
Helen Childs, specialist industrial disease solicitor and head of our Mesothelioma Claims team, explains what we have learned from the impact of coronavirus on mesothelioma patients.
Case Study  |  04:03:20
Family of former dockyard worker recover compensation following death from mesothelioma
Douglas began his apprenticeship as a boiler maker at Chatham Dockyard in 1955 at the age of 15.
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