The family of a woman who was unknowingly exposed to asbestos at work has succeeded in a claim for compensation against her former employer.
Margaret Dobson died just 5 months after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Until her diagnosis she was unaware that she had worked with asbestos.
It was only after she made enquiries of her former co-workers that she discovered that many of the pipes in the factories where she had worked had been lagged with asbestos. It is thought that the exposure occurred when asbestos dust was released into the atmosphere during maintenance work.
The High Court decided that Mrs Dobson's former employer was liable for her injury. Her family was awarded an undisclosed, five-figure sum in settlement of the claim.
Margaret Dobson died just 5 months after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Until her diagnosis she was unaware that she had worked with asbestos.
It was only after she made enquiries of her former co-workers that she discovered that many of the pipes in the factories where she had worked had been lagged with asbestos. It is thought that the exposure occurred when asbestos dust was released into the atmosphere during maintenance work.
The High Court decided that Mrs Dobson's former employer was liable for her injury. Her family was awarded an undisclosed, five-figure sum in settlement of the claim.
