Widow of former joiner receives £125,000 in mesothelioma compensation
Mesothelioma compensation following husband's death
Irwin Mitchell recently represented the widow of a former joiner employed at GR Stein Refractories Ltd (which later became Vesuvius UK Ltd) in her legal claim to recover compensation for the death of her husband from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma (Most commonly, a cancer of the lung lining).
Our client's husband was sent to work at Carmarthen Bay and Bury Port power stations in the mid 1970's where his work involved removing asbestos boiler linings and fixing new asbestos panels to the ends of the boilers, before applying a concrete mix around the boilers.
He was directly exposed to asbestos during this process. He was additionally exposed to asbestos by laggers who were working close by and who were stripping asbestos insulation and applying new asbestos insulation on pipes and equipment in the power stations.
In 2002 our client's husband developed chest symptoms and on being referred to his local hospital, he was told he had developed mesothelioma. He died a few months later, aged 57.
£125,000 in Mesothelioma compensation
The company admitted that it was negligent and compensation was agreed in July 2006 at £125,000.00 in an out of court settlement.