24th July 2018
The family of a 47 year old woman are appealing for help after she died in March this year from mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Her partner Kevin is hoping that her former work colleagues can come forward to help with information. Previously Tara Busbridge, a mother of two children,…
27th June 2018
The widow of a retired cable layer is looking for old work friends of her husband who can give answers about the exposure to asbestos which caused his death. Mr Del Charles Maynard, known as “Fat” or “Charlie” to his colleagues, worked for Westinghouse Brake & Signal Company as a cable layer between 1959 and…
1st June 2018
Lawyers from Hodge Jones & Allen, Leigh Day and Thompsons are getting ready to rock for a Queen-themed fundraiser at Middle Temple this month. To raise funds for LASAG, the London Support Awareness Group, a charity supporting those living with mesothelioma in London and the South East, the lawyers have organised a black-tie musical extravaganza…
23rd February 2018
The Court of Appeal has today handed down judgment in the appeal in the case of Bussey v Anglia Heating Limited, finding unanimously for the Claimant and putting an end to a technical defence used by Defendants and their employers’ liability insurers to defeat claims for compensation brought by mesothelioma sufferers and their families in…
11th August 2017
A 60-year-old Croydon man is seeking answers about the source of his asbestos exposure in the 1980s and 1990s, which has led to him being diagnosed with mesothelioma. William McCormack, who worked as a computer operator, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a form of cancer, in March 2017. The only known cause of mesothelioma is exposure…
