Asbestos Related Injury

When we take on any form of employment we rely on our employer not only to provide us with a salary and benefits package but to ensure that we able to complete our daily work without being subject to potential danger. If you suffer any kind of injury or illness caused by work and your employer can be proved as being negligent then you have a case to claim compensation.

There are many such work related illnesses and injuries and one of the most common and headline grabbing in recent years has been the asbestos related injury. Asbestos was used as a cheap and flexible building material as well as for various other purposes but the asbestos spores that were created during the construction or preparation process meant that many employees were left with lifelong medical conditions that would even prove fatal in some instances.

The reason that so many cases of asbestos related injury have been fought successfully on behalf of clients is because exposure to the asbestos material has been recognised as a major hazard since the beginning of the 1900s but because the material was cheap, employers continued to use and, in doing so, were guilty of negligence not only towards their employees but also towards families and friends as well.

There are statutes in place which mean that anybody suffering from an asbestos related injury must make their claim within three years of being made aware that they were suffering from such an injury. If the patient died as a result of such problems then the claim must be made within three years of their death. Remember that it isn’t just workers who may suffer and may claim compensation from past employers but their family and friends who may also have suffered.

If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos related injury or you have lost a family member through an asbestos related injury then you should contact Mayiclaim by calling 0800 756 7774 or by completing our online claim form. One of a network of highly skilled and experienced asbestos claim solicitors will contact you with regards to your potential claim and to discuss our no win no fee service.