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The search for asbestos compensation is, naturally, incredibly important to those families affected by the toxic dust. To the town of Armley in Yorkshire, however, the real-life story of one woman's fight for industrial disease compensation proved so important that a play was written for the 2009 I Love West Leeds festival and produced by the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
The play, called Dust, takes the story of a woman diagnosed in 1993 with the fatal asbestos cancer as its plot, as she struggled to take an Armley factory's American parent company to court. The play uses transcripts from that trial, in which her compensation claim was eventually successful, to create some of the dialogue, alongside letters and interviews, and takes an abandoned factory for its poignant theatre space.
A Labour councillor for Armley said it was "essential the story is told." Mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases are sadly common in the Leeds area, and memories of people, including the play's heroine, playing in the toxic dust as it fell from the sky in the 1930s have been reported in the area's press.
The director of the 2009 festival said that her reason for putting on the play was that "It's still a current story and it will be for a while, unfortunately." But it is through precedent-setting actions, such as those of the play's central character, that work to protect people from industrial disease and to compensate those who suffer from it have become an established practice. The three-year case that provides the narrative for this play has been credited with setting a precedent that allowed thousands of people with similar diagnoses to claim mesothelioma compensation.
Claiming for asbestos compensation
Wherever you are in the UK, from Leeds to the Lizard, if you are suffering from an asbestos-related disease such as mesothelioma or asbestosis there is a good chance that YouClaim's panel of personal injury solicitors will be able to help you claim compensation, even if the company that exposed you to the dust has gone bust.
We have a long record of handling industrial disease cases, with a very high rate of success and a no win, no fee model that is entirely free to the claimant. Win or lose, the person seeking justice will pay no fee and no costs with YouClaim. We also promise that you receive 100% compensation, with no cut taken by us.
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To discover how we can help in your search for the asbestos compensation you deserve, call us on 0800 10 757 95, complete an online claim form or chat to us online - we'll do our utmost to assist you.
