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At YouClaim we report with regularity on the difficulties for sufferers of mesothelioma, and their families, to bring their asbestos compensation case to a satisfactory conclusion. The drawn out nature of the onset of this terrible disease itself makes a claim far less straightforward than for victims of a car accident, for instance.
Although injuries sustained in a car accident can be severe and even fatal, the immediacy surrounding such an incident means that the pursuance of a claim against the negligent party can be relatively straightforward, especially if liability is admitted at the scene.
In asbestos compensation claims it is often the case that the negligent party - the employer who did not protect his or her employee from exposure to the deadly fibres – may have ceased trading since the time the worker was exposed. In many cases the time passed between exposure and diagnosis of mesothelioma, or other asbestos cancer, can be as much as four to five decades and this may mean that tracing those responsible is a tough task for the personal injury solicitor.
In 2009 a report in the Manchester evening news told of one woman's seven-year fight to win the compensation her late husband had been posthumously awarded after he had succumbed to mesothelioma in 2001.
The man, from Ashton under Lyne in Lancashire, had worked for a firm of dismantling engineers in the 1960s where he was exposed to asbestos fibres during the demolition and stripping of buildings and equipment.
His asbestos compensation case was settled for £60,000 in 2005, but in 2003, crucially after the claim had been lodged, the firm was wound up and ceased trading. Despite having assets at the time of over £250,000 no money was put aside to pay compensation to the worker's widow.
In a cruel twist of fate the insurers had also ceased trading and so, the widow's solicitor tried to claim from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, but they would not meet the damages award as the case had been commenced before the company was wound up.
Eventually the widow's solicitor pursued the former directors of the firm and they were ordered to pay the asbestos compensation from their own pockets.
The personal injury lawyers and industrial disease solicitors on YouClaim's panel are experienced and highly successful in their pursuance of compensation for asbestos-related diseases. Whilst we pride ourselves on our sensitivity to our clients, we will always use the utmost tenacity to achieve favourable results when faced with companies who refuse to honour their responsibilities towards their employees.
We provide a totally cost free service that goes beyond the norms of some no win no fee agreements. We protect our clients from all fees, even those of the opposing party, and in won cases our clients always receive 100 per cent compensation.
You can speak to one of our friendly yet knowledgeable advisors by calling our free and confidential helpline on 0800 10 757 95 or we can always call you back at a time to suit you.
Alternatively, you may wish to fill in our online claim form giving us brief details of your claim and then one of our personal injury solicitors will look into the details of the asbestos compensation before we discuss going ahead with the claim.
