Product Liability Solicitors is an independent network of United Kingdom personal injury lawyers offering free legal advice on asbestos compensation claims arising as a result of environmental pollution or workplace contamination. All of our solicitor’s offer their services on a no win no fee basis, which means that win or lose you don’t pay a penny. You will not be asked to supply funds for any financial contribution as the case proceeds and you will not have to pay for any expenses, medical reports or insurance policies. You compensation will be paid in full with no deductions. Just use the helpline or fill out the contact form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will call you and provide no obligation, free advice.
In 1995 there was an historic asbestos cancer claim in the High Court when a Judge when ruled that there was a direct correlation between environmental exposure and illness suffered by people living near a Leeds factory which made special textiles from asbestos. The claimants in the case suffered from an asbestos related disease known as mesothelioma. In the case, it was claimed that the illness was caused by exposure fifty years previously when, as children, the claimants played within the vicinity of the factory. Evidence was presented which showed that fibres were released into the atmosphere from the factory and that employees left the factory covered in mineral dust, thus causing extensive contamination of their homes and of the residential areas surrounding the factory. The Judge in the case ruled that reasonable steps were not taken to reduce emissions of asbestos dust, which has been a recognized health hazard since 1933. Exposure to these dangerous fibres is linked to mesothelioma which is a cancer of the cells that make up the lining around the outside of the lungs or around the abdominal organs and to lung cancer. It was decided that the factory owed the local resident’s a duty of care for not taking reasonable steps to prevent contamination and as a result were liable to pay compensation.
Legal action for an asbestos cancer claim due to environmental pollution or workplace contamination can be pursued for all sufferers. In the event that the proposed defendant denies liability for negligence and refuses to pay compensation for injury to health then group legal action may be possible. It is possible to pool resources and take group legal action when there have been a number of people affected, particularly when the same (or similar) injuries/illnesses have been suffered at approximately the same time. Group legal action is a procedural arrangement that allows multiple claims to be litigated efficiently and resolved with finality all at the same time or at least in close proximity to one another. This type of lawsuit also ensures that legal costs will not become prohibitive. It is often the only sensible method of getting these actions to trial due to the relative financial weakness of individuals taking on a large business corporation with almost unlimited assets with which to defend a claim. Legal aid may sometimes be available to finance these actions in cases where the number of potential litigants are too large for a solicitors firm to deal with using the no win no fee scheme due to the financial risks involved for the law firm.
If you would like to discuss your potential claim with a specialist either use the helpline or fill out and send the contact form and we will call you immediately to provide you with free, no-obligation legal advice. If you decide not to pursue legal action, you are under no obligation to do so and will not be charged a penny.
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