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Don commented: “My family has been tragically
affected and continues to suffer from the consequences of being
poisoned by the asbestos dust produced by the handling of Cape’s
asbestos products…I’m absolutely certain that most solicitors would
have given up the fight for any compensation for me…
You have been extremely sensitive throughout the process…
You know your business.”
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Don and Jacky Merritt during their happy marriage
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Jacky Merritt washed her husband Don’s overalls
weekly in the 1960s. Don worked as a lagger in an asbestos company
called Cape. His overalls were caked in asbestos dust. Jacky also
shook out the overalls in the kitchen and in her yard, undeniably
breathing in the lethal asbestos fibres.
She developed an asbestos cancer - mesothelioma 40 years later and died of a tragic
and painful death. Don sought justice for her by bringing an action
against Cape, who employed him in 1965 and allowed him to take the
fibre laden overalls home.
Don comes from a family of laggers. Peter Williams, a leading asbestos lawyer for
Field Fisher Waterhouse, acted and recovered damages for both his
brother and brother-in-law, and is now acting for another brother
who has lung cancer.
Cape denied liability arguing it did not know such
small amounts of asbestos dust were dangerous. Eventually, damages
of £130,000 for Merritt's family, including Jacky’s
grandchildren were recovered from Cape.
For further information or if you have a mesothelioma compensation claim please call
Peter Williams on
020 7861 4825 or email peter.williams@ffw.com.
You can discuss your mesothelioma
compensation claim with any member of our mesothelioma claims team on
freephone 0800 358 3848, email personalinjury@ffw.com or
complete our short enquiry form.