Andrew Morgan
recovered compensation for the family of a man who died
from lung
cancer following exposure to asbestos.
Joseph worked in the building trade his whole life. He married
Olive and they have grown up children.
In 2004 Joseph developed a cough that would not clear up. He had a
biopsy on a small section of his rib but no diagnosis was made. He
began to lose weight, became less active and lost his
appetite.
During his life Joseph never received a diagnosis but he became so
ill that his wife had to give up work to look after him. As the
illness progressed he became less and less mobile.
For the last few months Joseph had difficulty getting up in the
morning, getting out of bed and getting downstairs. He had no
energy. Once he was downstairs he wouldn’t move from his chair and
he just sat, watching television. This was completely unlike him:
previously he had been very physical and active.
In his life Joseph made a statement, in which he stated he had been
exposed to asbestos when sawing
asbestos sheets in his employment with a number of employers.
After his death a post-mortem revealed that Joseph had lung cancer. It is known that asbestos in sufficient quantities can cause
lung cancer.
Olive instructed Andrew Morgan to pursue
a claim against Joseph's former employers but, like all
lung cancer claims, this claim
required complex medical evidence.
Andrew obtained evidence from a
respiratory physician and from a pathologist. On their advice
he obtained a report from Dr Roggli of Duke's University in
the USA.
Dr Roggli assessed the intensity of Mr Callan's asbestos exposure by looking at lung samples
that were taken at Post Mortem. He did not find any asbestosis but thought there was enough asbestos exposure to explain the lung cancer even so.
The Defendants obtained their own opposing medical evidence but
ulitmately accepted that Mr Callan had been exposed to substantial
quantities of asbestos in his employment
and that this had caused his lung cancer.
As a result of this Andrew was able to negotiate a settlement of
£105,000, which Olive was happy to accept.
After the case Olive said:
"Thank you Andrew for all of your help and hard work over the
past years. As you know, I am delighted with the final outcome and
settlement that you achieved."
For further information or if you have a mesothelioma
compensation claim, please contact
Andrew
Morgan on 020 7861 4036 or email
andrew.morgan@ffw.com
You can discuss your mesothelioma
compensation claim with any member of our
mesothelioma compensation claims team on freephone 0800
358 3848, email personalinjury@ffw.com
or complete our short enquiry
form.