£310,000 settlement for Norfolk man diagnosed with mesothelioma

Sylvia Phillips, a solicitor who specialises in asbestos-related disease claims at Ashtons Legal, has settled the personal injury claim of a man in his sixties who was diagnosed with mesothelioma.

Mr L was still working at the time of his diagnosis. Like many people who are diagnosed with mesothelioma, he had been working in buildings containing asbestos at various points during the past 40 years, sometimes as an employee and sometimes as a subcontractor.

Sylvia comments: “All too often, we bring mesothelioma claims on behalf of the family of someone who has died, or who is alive at the start of the claim but does not live to see it settled. Fortunately, in this instance, Mr L was not only alive but also working, which meant that we were dealing with a claim for loss of earnings as well as aspects of his future care. We were able to settle the case for him shortly before the final court hearing was due to take place, including securing an indemnity for the cost of future treatment. Although there are common themes to mesothelioma cases, every claim is slightly different, and we do everything we can to ensure that sufferers are compensated as fully as possible for the position in which they sadly find themselves.”

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