Injury compensation news
Man awarded compensation for personal injury claim
A former dockyard and power station worker has been awarded compensation after developing an asbestos-related disease.
John Gardener, 67, made a personal injury claim after developing mesothelioma in 2004.
Mr Gardener claims he was exposed to asbestos whilst working for the Ministry of Defence at Portsmouth in the 1960s. He also believes he came into contact with the poisonous material at the Central Electricity Board in Southampton and Marchwood power stations leading up to the 1980s.
He said, "I worked with asbestos a great deal during my time with the MOD. I would work in boiler rooms and engine rooms, hacking away at asbestos to remove it, not aware that the dust I was creating would harm me."
Personal injury solicitor, Alison Kerr, said, "As with many people of his generation he was not made aware of the risk of working with asbestos until it was too late and he is now paying the full price of that neglect."
Mr Gardener was awarded a five-figure sum for his personal injury claim against the MOD and electricity generators E.On UK.
Ms Kerr commented on the successful compensation claim and said, "We are pleased to have settled this case so quickly so that Mr Gardener can make full use of his compensation, if he needs to, during his illness."
