November 13th, 2008
A woman has been awarded compensation after continuing to fight a case that her late husband had begun.
John Warnes, 70, died in 2005 from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, the Norwich Evening News reports.
Prior to his death, he had begun legal proceedings against the Norwich Co-Operative Society – which later became the East of England Co-Operative Society – claiming that he had been exposed to asbestos while working at its premises between 1958 and 1961.
Mr Warnes alleged that he had not been given protective clothing or any warning that there would be danger from the deadly particles.
After becoming seriously ill, he asked his wife Anne, 73, to continue the legal action.
"He told me he wanted for me to carry on with the case, right through to the end to help raise awareness about what had happened to him," she commented.
In a new development, Ms Warnes has been awarded £80,000 in compensation from East of England Co-Operative Society in an out-of-court settlement.
The firm declined to comment on the case.
If a person can prove they were exposed to asbestos at their place of work, they may be able to make a claim for compensation as a result.
In the UK a personal injury compensation claim for an asbestos-related disease or asbestos-related illness has to be started within three years of the date a person is informed of their condition by an appropriately qualified doctor.
Tags: Asbestos Related Disease, Cancer Mesothelioma, Co Operative Society, Court Settlement, Damages, Deadly Particles, England, Legal Proceedings, Norwich, Pensioner, Personal Injury Compensation, Personal Injury Compensation Claim, Premises, Protective Clothing, Warnes, Wife Anne, Woman
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October 27th, 2008
A woman who was maimed in a car accident is to launch a compensation claim against the man ruled to be responsible for the accident.
Emma Woolnough, 24, was hit by a vehicle driven by Allan Skoyles, 86, after he pressed the accelerator instead of the brake and ploughed onto the footpath, reports the Norwich Evening News.
Ms Woolnough was struck and had to have her leg amputated. She also needed a wheelchair for several months and has been unable to return to work.
"I was devastated when they told me I would lose my leg. I would describe it as one of the worst moments of my life," she remarked.
Mr Skoyles was banned from driving for three years and was told by the judge that he should not have been behind the wheel after having had eight heart bypass operations.
Ms Woolnough has now launched legal action in the hope of gaining compensation for her pain and suffering and for her loss of earnings.
Anyone who has been injured in a road accident should seek the advice of a solicitor since they may be able to gain compensation from the insurers of the driver responsible.
Tags: Accelerator, Bypass Operations, Car Accident, Compensation Claim, Emma, Footpath, Heart Bypass, Launch, Launches, Life Quot, Loss Of Earnings, Moments Of My Life, Norwich, Pain And Suffering, Road Accident, Solicitor, Wheel, Wheelchair, Woman
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October 21st, 2008
A company has been fined for breaching health and safety regulations after two workers were left dangling 50 feet in the air without harnesses.
Andrew Hawkins and John Page were working for PMA Systems on a shopping centre in Norwich when the gantry stair they were both on overturned.
Both men were left holding on to their equipment in order to avoid falling. Mr Page managed to climb to safety, but Mr Hawkins, who had dislocated his shoulder, was unable to do so and had to wait for the emergency services.
Mr Hawkins was unable to return to work for almost a year after the accident.
A subsequent investigation found that neither man had a copy of PMA Systems’ risk assessment, nor had they been provided with safety harnesses to support them.
The company has now been fined £20,000 with costs of £10,275 and a £15 surcharge.
According to the Health and Safety Executive, six million working days were lost due to workplace injury in 2006-07.
Tags: Accident Investigation, Emergency Services, Gantry, Health And Safety, Health And Safety Executive, Norwich, Risk Assessment, Safety Harnesses, Safety Regulations, Shopping Centre, Subsequent Investigation, Workplace Injury
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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.
Tags: Asbestos, Bodily Organs, Cancer Victim, Charities, Daughter Linda, Family And Friends, Insulating Material, Lungs, Mesothelial Cells, Mesothelioma, Ms Brown, Norwich, Nursing Home, Old Woman, Outer Surface, Pyke, Quot, Seamstress, Solicitor
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