A man who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma is involved in a legal battle to secure compensation.
John Mullen is seeking ex-colleagues from Insulation & Partitions – a firm which is no longer in operation – in an effort to make its former liability insurers pay out.
The 61-year-old claims he was exposed to the harmful insulating material asbestos during an 18-month stint at the organisation, the Coventry Telegraph reports.
According to the Mr Mullens, he was involved in cutting and drilling sheets of the substance on a daily basis when he worked for the business from the age of 17.
He stated: "Nobody said anything about health and safety. We were not warned and there were other young lads – about 15 of them – who worked with me [who] will have the same condition as me."
A type of cancer, mesothelioma affects the cells that cover the outer surface of bodily organs. 
