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23 August 2010 - Britain’s youngest mesothelioma victim dies at the age of 18
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Sophie Ellis was just 13 years old when she was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer that is almost always caused by exposure to deadly asbestos dust. Her five year battle against the disease ended last week when she tragically died at the age of 18.
6 August 2010 - Pleural Plaques Compensation Scheme – Too Little Too Late? | |
As of August 2010 the current Government has finally rolled out the long promised scheme to compensate those thousands of people afflicted by asbestos related pleural plaques, a form of scarring of the surface of the lung caused by exposure to asbestos dust.
4 August 2010 - Peter Welborn | |
Peter Welborn was just 63 years old when he died an agonising death from mesothelioma, a terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos dust. We pursued a claim against his former employers on behalf of his widow, Diane, and have recently secured compensation for her.
20 July 2010 - Successful Claim Against Solicitors For Under Settled Mesothelioma Case | |
Our client’s husband suffered from mesothelioma. He contacted solicitors and asked them to make a claim for compensation against his previous employers.
28 June 2010 - Former British Rail worker receives compensation for Mesothelioma in four and 1/2 months | |
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6 August 2010 - Government: No Guaranteed Funds for Mesothelioma Research | |
The coalition government has shelved plans to invest £10M into funding research on mesothelioma, a cancer caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres.
22 July 2010 - S Sharples (Darwen) Ltd - Witness Request | |
We are acting on behalf of the family of a man who died of asbestos related lung cancer. The deceased worked at a building company based in Darwen called S. Sharples (Darwen) Ltd. He worked at this company from about 1956 until about 1971 as a general labourer.
16 July 2010 - Mesothelioma – Are We A Step Closer To Finding A Cure? | |
A study published in the U.S.A may take the medical profession a step closer to finding a cure for mesothelioma. Dr Haining Yang and Dr Michele Carbone, the lead authors of the research carried out by the University of Hawaii, may have identified how asbestos exposure causes the malignant asbestos cancer, mesothelioma and how to treat and prevent it.
8 July 2010 - Delay in Government Scheme for Plaques | |
In February 2010, the Government announced that they will be making lump sum payments of £5,000 to those where a legal claim for compensation for pleural plaques had begun at the time of the Law Lords’ ruling in October 2007.
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In late November 2009 we were contacted by Alan Burton, who had been diagnosed with mesothelioma, terminal asbestos related cancer, following exposure to asbestos dust during his 50 year career with British Rail. He instructed Kevin Johnson, a partner in our Liverpool office, to investigate a claim on his behalf. He received a six figure sum in compensation less than four and a half months later. Below: Alan and his wife, Sheila, enjoying a cruise with their family after receiving Alan’s compensation.