Lawyers in search of Evidence for an Asbestos Case
Lawyers are trying to gather evidence for a British man who died of mesothelioma and to file a case against the joinery company for which he worked for many years.
According to the report of The Barking and Dagenham Recorder, solicitors representing the widow of Alan Irwin Davis are searching for former employees of the Manor Joinery Works Ltd. so that they can build a case against the company.
The company which has been departed already, was located in the town of Barking.There they were manufacturing fire doors. Davis worked for Manor Joinery from 1961 to 1973. His job involved cutting the asbestos which was used for the door lining. In 1973, he left the company and worked for another company named 'Demar Joinery'. There also he did similar work and died at the age of 74, only months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of lung cancer and the only known reason for this disease is asbestos exposure
"Davis immediately realized that his condition was connected with his work when he became ill as his main job was to cut up asbestos that gave off dust and fibers which he had to breath in. He was never provided with a dust mask," said Davis' widow.
"He declined very quickly after being diagnosed with mesothelioma following an X-ray. He was in an awful lot of pain and needed constant morphine. He was discharged from hospital on Christmas Eve, 2004, and died at home a few weeks later. His last months were terrible for both of us," she said.
