Personal Injury Case Study - Asbestos & Mesothelioma Solicitor
Asbestos solicitor, David Dickie, recovered £154k for the estate of a factory worker who had been negligently exposed to blue and white asbestos during the 1960s.
A report was obtained by him from a Consultant Physician, Professor Sherwood Burge, who confirmed that the deceased had developed a histologically proven pleural mesothelioma and that he had developed this from his employment at Foseco, which was causing weight loss, pain and breathlessness and was likely to kill him within twelve months.
The Defendant tried to buy the claim off cheaply by offering to settle for £80,000 but this was rejected. An interim payment of £30,000 was obtained from them before the claimant died.
The Defendant instructed a Consultant Urologist, who argued that there was a high risk of the deceased’s kidney tumour recurring and causing death. Asbestos solicitor, David Dickie obtained his own report form a Consultant Urologist, which suggested that the risk was much smaller and therefore the deceased’s pre-accident life expectancy was much higher and hence the total value of his claim.
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