Asbestos related diseases

Mr Cameron developed his asbestos disease while working in the Clydeside shipyards near Glasgow. He contracted mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure and died leaving a widow and two children. We took his family’s claim for damages to court. The case took several years and involved a long complicated procedure because of the many different shipbuilding companies who had employed Mr Cameron. His family were very grateful when we eventually won compensation of £62,500 for his exposure to asbestos.

Mr Ruddock was employed by the Ministry of Defence in one of their shipyards when he contracted mesethelioma from exposure to asbestos. He had been retired for two years and was told by his doctor that he could only expect to live for a further two years because of the serious nature of his asbestos disease. Case Direct investigated Mr Ruddocks claim and won compensation of £140,000 in less than ten months.

Mr Smith was 73 and had long since retired from working in the shipyards when he was diagnosed with pleural plaques and pleural thickening due to asbestos exposure. He had worked for a number of different ship building companies over the years and, due to this, his employers refused to pay compensation. Case Direct raised a court action and eventually they agreed to pay Mr Smith compensation of £15,000.

Mr Hart was a plater working on fishing vessels in the Aberdeen area when he was exposed to asbestos and contracted pleural plaques. The company he was working for at the time had changed its name several times and were refusing to pay any compensation for his asbestos disease. Case Direct had to raise a court action and sue his employers under several different names in order to win the case. Eventually they agreed to pay compensation of £10,000 in order to avoid going to trial.

Success stories are based on real cases but the names have been changed to protect client confidentiality.