Information on Asbestos Disease from the team at Mooneerams personal injury solicitors.
This is the fifth blog in a series of seven which was written after we held a Q&A with John Hall, the asbestos solicitor who handles asbestos compensation claims on behalf of Mooneerams. John is acknowledged by the Legal 500 as an expert in his field. If the previous four ...
This is the fourth blog from a series of seven, written flowing a Q&A session with expert asbestos disease solicitor, John Hall, who works in conjunction with us at Mooneerams. John handles asbestos disease compensation claims for our clients, and he is an acknowledged expert in this complex area of ...
This is the third blog of a seven-part series of blogs following a Q&A during which, Mooneerams partner asbestos disease solicitor, John Hall, discussed a whole range of topics relating to asbestos disease and in general and asbestos disease claims in particular. In this blog, John answered questions about asbestos ...
In the first of our seven-part series of blogs taken from a live Q&A session, asbestos disease expert John Hall talked about the asbestos conditions of Pleural Plaques and Pleural Thickening. In this second blog, John talks about the condition of Asbestosis. John, you’ve already told us all about Pleural ...
Over the next six weeks, we are publishing a series of articles offering expert advice around asbestos disease. In this Asbestos Disease Q&A: Part One, we discuss being a specialist asbestos disease lawyer; introduce the five main types of asbestos disease; detail what Pleural Plaques are and what Pleural Thickening ...
On average one hundred people die from asbestos related illnesses, every week. During the same period, approximately the same number get diagnosed with asbestos disease. Statistics tell us that a significant number of them have been: exposed to asbestos by a former employer or employers, because, their employer was negligent ...
There are four main forms of asbestos disease – asbestosis, pleural thickening, mesothelioma, and asbestos lung cancer. All four types of the disease are caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos exposure was rife in all kinds of industry throughout the UK in the 20th century. Eventually, asbestos was banned from ...
Take a look at our detailed history of asbestos in the UK for useful facts and insights... The word asbestos was first used in the 17th Century. It is derived from an Ancient Greek word meaning ‘inextinguishable.’ Pliny the Elder However, as long ago as the first Century AD a ...
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer, which grows in the pleura (the internal lining of the lungs) or the peritoneum (on the external lining of the lungs). Its sole known cause is exposure to asbestos and usually, but not exclusively, exposure to asbestos over long periods. Blue and brown asbestos, ...
If you’re suffering from an asbestos-related condition, you may be entitled to compensation. Getting the right asbestos disease compensation solicitor to help you, is important. Of equal importance, is getting diagnosed at the earliest possible stage. Thousands of people continue to suffer from the devastating effects of being exposed to ...