Asbestos claim news
03/10/2008

Mesothelioma compensation award gives new hope

A recent mesothelioma compensation award to the family of a garage worker exposed to asbestos fibres over an eight month period of employment is likely to give new hope to many sufferers and their families who have as yet been unable to claim.

The worker died in 2005 having been exposed to asbestos in the brake linings of commercial vehicles in 1969, and this successful claim may set a precedent for other sufferers who have been exposed to the deadly fibres on a relatively low scale, but have developed asbestos-related illness as a result.

Asbestos compensation awards have been well documented for the heavier industries such as shipyard and construction industry workers, but for those workers and non-workers exposed on a smaller scale, there appeared too little scope for making a compensation claim.

Personal injury solicitors recommend that claims are made as soon after diagnosis as possible, but this particular mesothelioma compensation award will prove the possibility that a successful case can be made even after a long time has passed since initial asbestos exposure occurred.