Asbestos related lung cancer claims with specialist asbestos litigation solicitors

If you have been told that you have lung cancer and you have been exposed to asbestos, you may be able to claim compensation.

John Pickering and Partners LLP is a specialist law firm with almost 30 years' experience of our solicitors winning compensation claims for asbestos disease sufferers. We have represented sufferers and their families in most of the important test cases for asbestos disease - see a list of some of our important cases here. We represented Alice Jefferson, a woman who developed the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, from her work with asbestos at the notorious Acre Mill, run by Cape Asbestos in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, and who featured in the harrowing 1982 TV documentary, "Alice: A Fight For Life".

We are committed to pursuing asbestos related lung cancer claims urgently, to give sufferers the best chance of peace of mind and financial security before they become too ill. It is sometimes difficult or impossible to trace a company that employed you 30 or 40 years ago, or its insurer - but our experience of handling thousands of asbestos claims has given us a wealth of information on small and large employers alike, and has taught us ways of uncovering hidden information that can make or break a case.

Some cases are more difficult than others. There is medical and legal controversy about whether asbestosis (scarring of the lungs caused by heavier asbestos exposure) has to be present to prove that asbestos has played a role in causing the lung cancer. Unlike mesothelioma, lung cancer can be caused by smoking as well as asbestos exposure. However, we do not turn away more complicated or difficult claims that other solicitors might refuse to take on. We can't guarantee that you will win, but we will give you an honest and expert opinion on the prospects of your case, as early as we can. We will also use the best medical and other experts in their fields to ensure that your case has the best prospects of winning. Your case will be allocated to a qualified solicitor, experienced in asbestos claims. We are members of the Law Society's personal injury panel and many of our solicitors are also accredited as injury claim experts by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

To get a result as early as possible in your claim, we usually have to start a court action. Our experience is that negotiation in urgent asbestos cases doesn't work without the pressure of court action on your opponent. We use special court procedures for asbestos related lung cancer claims to get them pushed through the court system quickly. Some solicitors think it's better to negotiate as far as possible before starting a court action. It isn't - for a person with asbestos related cancer, either mesothelioma or lung cancer, that approach just takes too long and the compensation on offer, if there is any offer, tends to be lower.

We only represent people claiming compensation. We never represent their employers or other organisations responsible for inflicting asbestos illnesses, or the insurers of those organisations. We believe that it would not be ethical for us to do so. We feel that it would be against the interests of asbestos disease sufferers. Not all law firms take the same view. Some represent both victims that make compensation claims and the employers and insurance companies that fight claims and try to delay or get out of paying compensation.

Click here for more information about asbestos related lung cancer and how asbestos claims work in practice.

Contact us find out if you can claim for lung cancer or other asbestos related conditions.

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