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Settlement for teacher’s mesothelioma death

The husband of a teacher who died of mesothelioma has received an out of court settlement from the local authorities responsible for the schools she worked in. She worked at schools in Poplar and Romford during a twenty-one year teaching career. It is believed that she contracted the disease from asbestos released from the ceilings of both schools. Her lawyer able to obtain evidence from the local authorities and other former teachers which confirmed the presence of asbestos at various locations in the schools she taught in.

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