Have you or a family member been diagnosed with Asbestosis?
- Are you wondering if you’re entitled to compensation and unsure of what to do
next?
- Our Asbestosis Experts are here to offer free, no obligation help and advice and to discuss your options with you in relation to making a claim
Asbestosis compensation claims
Our lawyers understand that being diagnosed with asbestosis
can leave you feeling angry, upset and worried for your future.
Call us now on 0800 634 1626
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Key Information:
What is Asbestosis?
Asbestosis (also in some cases called fibrosis) is a lung disease caused by inhaling
asbestos fibres and dust over a considerable and prolonged length of time. The lungs
become scarred and eventually asbestos bodies embed themselves in the lung tissue
causing respiratory problems and increasing the risk of lung cancer. (Further information
regarding Asbestosis
including: exposure, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment can be found here.)
Can I claim compensation for Asbestosis?
If you or a family member have been diagnosed with an asbestos related illness
or cancer as a result of another person’s negligence
such as a previous employer, you should be able to make a claim for compensation.
Is there a time limit for Asbestosis compensation claims?
You have period of 3 years in which to issue proceedings through a solicitor from
when you first became aware that your condition was asbestos exposure related failing
which your claim may be statute barred.
Alternatively, close relatives considering bringing a claim for compensation on
behalf of a victim who has recently passed away as a result of an asbestosis, have
a time limit of 3 years from the date of death.
What type of information do you need for my claim to succeed?
It will help our solicitors deal with your asbestosis compensation
claim if you can identify:
- the company or companies where you believe exposure to asbestos took place
- if an employer/company no longer exists we will need to try and find out who the
insurers of the company where at the time of the allege exposure to asbestos - our
solicitors can carry out the research to try and locate the relevant insurers for
you
- we also then need to establish that your employer(s) failed to provide proper protection
from harmful asbestos fibres
Why choose us?
‘A firm of quality’, Simpson Millar LLP. Highly regarded Phillip Gower, is ‘always available to clients, very approachable and “human”’, and specialises in industrial disease and brain injuries. The team primarily serves trade union members, and recently settled a number of asbestos-related claims at the High Court.
Legal 500 2011
Our client worked for Turner Asbestos Limited as a representative for them covering
a wide area including Northern Nigeria. He moved to Nigeria and worked for the company
from 1970 to 1977. During his employment he was exposed to asbestos dust in the
manufacturing factory in Nigeria and has since been diagnosed with lung cancer and
asbestosis. Turner Asbestos Limited has since gone into liquidation and our solicitors
have managed to successfully pursue a claim against Turner Newall Asbestos Trustee
Company (a Trust set up to deal with these claims). Our client received £51,000
in damages.
This case highlights our Asbestos disease and illness team's ability to pursue claims
against companies that have since gone into liquidation and those that have an international
element.
Make an enquiry
Call our occupational disease solicitors today on 0800 634 1626 or use our free,
no obligation, online enquiry form to register for a call
back and find out how we can help you make
a claim for asbestosis compensation.
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