Man receives compensation for asbestos disease
Injury lawyers of a former painter and decorator said he has received a substantial sum in compensation, for an asbestos related disease.
The 64-year-old man was diagnosed with disabling asbestos related condition pleural thickening in 2007.
The man, from the Wirral, was exposed to asbestos when working as a painter and decorator between 1962 and 1966 and again from 1970 to 2002.
The man, who is married with two sons and three grandchildren, worked as a maintenance painter alongside laggers removing asbestos.
He was also exposed to asbestos between 1968 and 1970 working as a shipyard painter.
His injury lawyers said that during both jobs he was never warned about the dangers of asbestos and his employers failed to provide him any protection.
Following his diagnosis, he contacted his personal injury lawyers who were successful in proving legal liability against both employers, and settled the claim out of court.
The settlement allows the victim to access further compensation claims should his condition worsen, or if he develops other asbestos related diseases such as the fatal cancer mesothelioma.
His injury lawyers said, “This provisional settlement provides our client with immediate compensation but also allows him to reopen his case to claim further compensation if he suffers serious deterioration due to asbestos related disease at any time in the future.”
Updated on 02/03/2010