November 3rd, 2009
A welder from Liverpool has won £140,000 in compensation after he contracted terminal cancer from working with asbestos.
Ronnie Cadwallader, 76, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in November 2007 after spending part of his working life stripping asbestos lagging off pipes, turbines and boilers.
His wife Ann told the Livepool Daily Post: "Ronnie was so fit and healthy, always running and never smoked or drank. All of a sudden he was really poorly with no energy.
"It was horrific."
His two-year struggle for compensation was made more complex by the fact that the two firms he had carried out such work for were no longer in business.
But Mr Cadwallader has finally been offered compensation by insurance firm Zurich, which was the insurer for one of his former employers, Carolina Engineering.
The Health and Safety Executive has recently launched a campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of working with asbestos aimed at tradesman and maintenance workers.
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August 4th, 2009
A man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after years of asbestos exposure has been awarded £70,000 in compensation.
Cornelius Doherty, 76, had worked as a floor layer at Bedminster-based C W Jones Flooring between 1963 to 2005, the Bristol Evening Post reports.
During this time, he had been exposed to the deadly building material without protection. He commented that many of his colleagues used to play with clumps of asbestos, not knowing the dangers.
Last year, he noticed that he was suffering shortness of breath and went to hospital, where he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
After finding he only had 18 months to live, he took legal action against C W Jones Flooring in order to cover his care costs.
In a new development, the firm has now agreed to a £70,000 payout for Mr Doherty, although it did not admit liability.
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lung lining that traditionally affects five times as many men as it does women.
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February 6th, 2009
A man whose wife died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos as a factory worker in the 1960s is appealing for her fellow workers to come forward in order to assist him in his claim fro compensation.
Diane Pritchard, 58, worked at the former Jackson Electric factory in Bristol from 1967 to 1969.
It is here that the family believes she was exposed to the deadly building material from testing heaters and assembling cookers.
Derrick Pritchard launched a claim for compensation after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2005 and died just over two years later.
Exposure to asbestos has been recognised as a health hazard since the early 1900s, although many workers were exposed to the substance decades after this.
If a person can prove they were exposed to asbestos as a result of negligence, they may be able to make a claim for compensation as a result.
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December 15th, 2008
A man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the workplace is to receive a compensation payout from his former employers.
Tony Rima, 65, worked for British Rail during the 1950s and 1960s, where he repaired old railway carriages, the Swindon Advertiser report
It was there that he was exposed to the deadly fibres and dust of blue asbestos.
Mr Rima was diagnosed with the terminal cancer mesothelioma in August 2007 and began treatment, but also launched a compensation claim against British Rail, which he claimed failed to warn its workers of the dangers of asbestos and did not provide protection.
"British Rail has taken my life away. I felt extremely angry when I was diagnosed with mesothelioma and I wanted them to take responsibility," he commented.
Mr Rima is now to be paid compensation by British Rail, although the sum has not been disclosed. He added that he is pleased with the outcome as it will allow his wife to be provided for after his death.
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.
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September 18th, 2008
A woman is to receive compensation from the NHS after finding she has terminal cancer, despite being given the all-clear by medical staff.
Tara Jones, 26, went to have a mole inspected in 2005, which resulted in doctors telling her she was fine following tests.
However, Ms Jones continued to lose weight and feel unwell.
After seeking a second opinion, it was found that she did have cancer and that it had spread to her bones.
It is now too advanced to be successfully treated and Ms Jones has been told she has only months to live.
"Because of a basic medical mistake I am dying. It’s just too unbearable to think about. I am living day to day – I just don’t know how long I’ve got," Ms Jones commented to the Western Mail.
Although the Cwm Taf NHS Trust said it was unable to comment on specific cases, Ms Jones has now been paid a £10,000 interim compensation payout while the final amount is decided upon.
Anyone who has endured pain and suffering as the result of a cancer misdiagnosis that would not have occurred had the diagnosis been correct may be entitled to claim compensation and should seek legal advice.
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