An inquest heard that the death of Joseph Bennett, an 86-year old former railway worker from Evesham, England, was related to workplace exposure to asbestos, the Evesham Journal reports.
The inquest in Gloucester heard that Mr. Bennett was probably exposed during…
Foster Wheeler AG’s subsidiaries in the United Kingdom faced 289 open asbestos-related claims as of June 30, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
To date, 950 claims have been…
An inquest in Gloucester, England, heard that the death of renowned horticulturalist, Pamela Schwerdt, was related to exposure to asbestos, the Cotswold Journal reports.
Ms. Schwerdt developed the Sissinghurst Castle gardens in Kent, England.
Gloucestershire coroner Alan Crickmore heard that in the…
A court has heard that the death of 75-year-old George Large, a former builder from Appleton Thorn, Warrington, England, was linked to workplace exposure to asbestos, this is Cheshire reports.
On Aug. 6, 2010, Warrington Coroner’s Court heard how damage that…
A High Court judge awarded St. Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney, east London, more than GBP10,000, plus interest, against a Company held liable over the death of one of its patients from mesothelioma, The Press Association reports.
James Wilson, who lived in…
An inquest at West Sussex Coroner’s Court heard that the death of Judge John Sessions was related to exposure to asbestos during in his time working for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, The Argus reports.
Judge Sessions first sought…
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Justice said that a GBP5,000 payment will be made to thousands of workers suffering from pleural plaques, the Press Association reports.
Critics argued that victims were abandoned by the previous Labour government after ministers did not…
During a Health and Safety Executive prosecution on July 29, 2010, Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court heard Ron Couch Building Contractors Ltd. was replacing a central heating boiler at a private property in High Street, Pontypool, Wales, according to an HSE press…
An inquest ruled that the death of Peter William Taylor, a retired gas fitter and steel worker from Great Broughton, Cumbria, England, was linked to workplace exposure to asbestos, News & Star reports.
Mr. Taylor died on Feb. 13, 2010 at…
An inquest heard that the death of John Alan Simpson, a former joiner from Kirkby-in-Ashfield, England, was linked to workplace exposure to asbestos, the Nottingham Post reports.
Mr. Simpson died at the age of 78 on June 17, 2010.
Coroner Dr. Nigel…