Mesothelioma Medical

A Poulton woman claims for a compensation of up to £150,000 after her husband died from malignant mesothelioma,  a rare cancer, usually found in those exposed to asbestos, in the form of a malignant tumor in the mesothelium of the lungs and or abdomen.

Jean, 77, of Wendover Road, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, has launched a legal battle against RMD Kwikform in the West Midlands where her husband John Manning was working. Manning died on May 1, 2004 after diagnosed with mesothelioma when he was 83.

Mrs. manning's claim is the latest in a series of actions brought by cancer victims, or their relatives, from all over the UK under the Law Reform Act 1934 and the Fatal Accidents Act 1976.

The writ issued in London high court is publicly available now which says that Manning developed the terminal cancer through his work. She accuses that Manning was exposed to deadly asbestos dust and fibres when he worked for the company between 1965 and 1982.

Manning was based at ICI in Thornton for the last 15 years of his work where he and his colleagues worked alongside laggers stripping asbestos lagging from pipework. He also had to do an extremely dusty work of mixing up asbestos powder with water to form new lagging. The debris was left until the end of the shift after lagging had been stripped. Manning had to dismantle scaffolding once an area of lagging had been finished and the scaffolding and wooden platforms were mostly covered in asbestos dust.

In 2003, Manning started to show the symptoms of mesothelioma. He became very disabled, suffering from breathlessness, chest pain, loss of appetite, loss of weight, and debility. And, his final days were terribly painful.

Mrs Manning alleges her husband's former employers of their negligence. She accused that they failed to provide protective equipment, failed to damp down asbestos, failed to warn her husband of the dangers to his health and failed to provide a safe system and place of work.