Asbestos-Related Cancer
Thompsons Solicitors has won over £200,000 in compensation for the widow of a joiner who died of mesothelioma.
personal injury claims experts, Thompsons, won the compensation for their client, a woman who does not wish to be named, from Burton on Trent after her husband died from the asbestos-related cancer.
The 60-year-old was diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2005 and died just a few months later. He developed the disease after he was exposed to asbestos while working as a joiner for Thomas Lowe & Sons from 1961 to 1974.
During his work he cut asbestos boards with a saw for use in houses and also worked along side asbestos insulation contractors in commercial premises.
He was never given any protective equipment or warned about the dangers of asbestos.
Thomas Lowe & Sons admitted negligently exposing the man to the dangerous dust and settled the claim for £224,000.
Terrible Disease
The widow said: “My husband worked hard for his employers for 13 years but as a result developed this terrible disease. He wanted to pursue compensation to ensure I was provided for following his death but also to achieve a sense of justice for his illness.
“He would have liked to have known that we have now received compensation on his behalf.”
Client representative at Thompsons Solicitors, Nicola Harrison, said: “We are pleased to have settled this case on our client’s behalf. Mesothelioma is a devastating disease and no amount of compensation can ever replace the loss of a loved one. However, this settlement achieves some sense of justice for the family.
“It is only right that people who develop mesothelioma are fully and fairly compensated.”
Asbestos disease diagnosis? Talk to us for advice and support on how to secure compensation.
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, we can support you with advice on how to make a claim.
The process will be explained in plain English and with no obligation – our priority is to provide you with the best, expert advice on whether you have a valid case for compensation, and to signpost you to further sources of support.
There are strict time limits applied to making a claim – usually three years from the date of diagnosis. It doesn’t matter if the exposure to asbestos took place – as it often does – decades ago, the three year time limit applies to the date of knowledge of diagnosis or date of death.
For further information, visit our How to Make A Compensation Claim page.