Mesothelioma award for family

The family of a man who died from mesothelioma has received a six figure sum in compensation. The man was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2006, and died in 2007. He had worked a car manufacturer for the majority of his working life assisting fitters and millwrights on repair and maintenance jobs throughout the factory premises. The pipework throughout the factory was lagged with asbestos and the boiler house contained lagged boilers. An early interim payment of £47,000 was made and the claim was settled out of court for a six-figure sum.