A maintenance fitter and an oven fitter's widow have both won substantial compensation in separate asbestos-related cases.
In the first case, an unnamed man was exposed to asbestos while working for the British Airport Authority as a fitter and boiler house supervisor. During the period he worked for the company, from 1969 to 1999, he was responsible for supervising contractors working on the lagging of pipes and boilers.
The man was not provided with suitable safety equipment despite being exposed to asbestos dust and fibres. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an untreatable cancer of the lungs, in December 2006. The High Court found he had been negligently exposed to asbestos and awarded him £165,000 in compensation.
In the second case, a chip-shop fitter's widow has won £300,000 in damages after her husband died from mesothelioma.
Anita Bryenton's husband, Colin, had worked for Halifax Fisheries Ltd. installing cooking ranges in fish and chip shops from 1966 to 1990. He was frequently required to drill, cut and saw asbestos sheets as well as remove old sheets when repairing or removing ranges. Mr Bryenton's employers did not provide him with adequate protective equipment to prevent him inhaling the asbestos dust.
Mr Bryenton was eventually diagnosed with mesothelioma and died in 2003. He was 53 years old and left behind his wife and two sons.
Mrs Bryenton brought the case against her husband’s former employers who were found liable and eventually agreed to settle the case for £300,000.
In the first case, an unnamed man was exposed to asbestos while working for the British Airport Authority as a fitter and boiler house supervisor. During the period he worked for the company, from 1969 to 1999, he was responsible for supervising contractors working on the lagging of pipes and boilers.
The man was not provided with suitable safety equipment despite being exposed to asbestos dust and fibres. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an untreatable cancer of the lungs, in December 2006. The High Court found he had been negligently exposed to asbestos and awarded him £165,000 in compensation.
In the second case, a chip-shop fitter's widow has won £300,000 in damages after her husband died from mesothelioma.
Anita Bryenton's husband, Colin, had worked for Halifax Fisheries Ltd. installing cooking ranges in fish and chip shops from 1966 to 1990. He was frequently required to drill, cut and saw asbestos sheets as well as remove old sheets when repairing or removing ranges. Mr Bryenton's employers did not provide him with adequate protective equipment to prevent him inhaling the asbestos dust.
Mr Bryenton was eventually diagnosed with mesothelioma and died in 2003. He was 53 years old and left behind his wife and two sons.
Mrs Bryenton brought the case against her husband’s former employers who were found liable and eventually agreed to settle the case for £300,000.
