August 28th, 2008
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.
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August 19th, 2008
An 84-year-old woman has been successful in her bid to secure compensation on behalf of a victim of the industrial disease mesothelioma.
Doreen Brown’s daughter Linda Pyke died in September 2003 from the cancer, which affects the mesothelial cells that cover the outer surface of bodily organs.
Ms Brown was paid a total of £160,000 following a five-year legal battle to secure a payout, the Norwich Evening News reports.
Her daughter had worked as a seamstress dealing with firemens’ jackets which contained the harmful insulating material asbestos.
The dust lay dormant in her lungs for a number of years until she developed cancer at the age of 56.
"I will give [the money] away to charities, my family and friends. My solicitor told me to keep some in case I need to go into a nursing home but if there’s any good that can come from it by giving it away then I will," Ms Brown stated.
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