£135,000 award for mesothelioma

A retired teacher who was diagnosed with mesothelioma has won £135,000 in compensation. She was referred to hospital and was told that her mesothelioma was probably related to previous asbestos exposure. The only asbestos exposure she recalled was when working as a teacher in the 1960s. She had been a science teacher and had regularly handled large numbers of asbestos bench mats and used asbestos fume cupboards and display boards. She was also exposed when asbestos in the form of pipe lagging was uncovered in a school she taught at in the 1980s.