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Clear Answers' solicitors are experts when it comes to dealing with mesothelioma compensation claims and other types of asbestos related diseases. We understand the sensitive nature of this type of case and you will be treated with the utmost respect and sympathy throughout your dealings with us. We promise that we will strive to obtain the maximum amount of compensation for all our clients in the shortest possible timeframe.

Mesothelioma cases are particularly emotional for the clients and family members, given that there is no cure for the disease. Clear Answers and our specialist solicitors will ensure all mesothelioma claims are investigated urgently and pursued vigorously.

For more information on how Clear Answers' specialist asbestos lawyers can help you pursue your claim for asbestos compensation, please select one of the links below:

Why Choose Clear Answers?
Time Limits For Making A Mesothelioma Compensation Claim
Mesothelioma Cases On The Rise
Battle For Life-Extending Mesothelioma Drug
Mesothelioma Client Comments
Mesothelioma News Stories
Mesothelioma Cases That We Have Successfully Fought
Mesothelioma Useful Website Links
Mesothelioma Compensation Claim

Why Choose Clear Answers?

If you decide to pursue a mesothelioma compensation claim with Clear Answers' personal injury solicitors we will provide you with:

Immediate access to lawyers who specialise in mesothelioma claims
Clear advice as to the prospects of success, and
We will explain how, if successful with your claim, you will receive 100 per cent of the compensation.
The case will result in no fee for you, win or lose.

Clear Answers' solicitors have an impressive track record of dealing with all types of mesothelioma compensation claims:

Clear Answers' solicitors are proven specialists in all injury claims linked to mesothelioma.
Clear Answers' solicitors are proven specialists in all injury claims linked to mesothelioma.
Our solicitors can offer free expert compensation claim advice in what can be very complicated personal injury claims that require sensitive and efficient handling.Our mesothelioma solicitors have the expertise to trace companies that may have gone out of business decades ago, and identify their insurers. This is important in determining who should pay compensation. This may require a lot of careful and painstaking work in cases where there are often many employers.
Our team of experts have access to leading barristers and other specialists such as medical experts and consulting engineers to help substantiate your claim.
Clear Answers' solicitors have won landmark cases in the highest courts in the UK for mesothelioma victims and have a proven commitment to fighting for their rights.

Clear Answers' solicitors are able to offer compensation claim advice to the families of mesothelioma sufferers or anyone who suspects that they, or a member of their family, may be suffering from, or may have died from, mesothelioma or any other asbestos related disease.

If you wish to discuss making a mesothelioma compensation claim and you decide to instruct Clear Answers' solicitors to deal with the matter, you will have nothing to pay. We will recover our legal fees from the person responsible for the asbestos exposure (or their insurers), so that the entire procedure is cost-free for you. Telephone us now on 0800 783 9019 or complete one of our online claim enquiry forms.

Please visit our section on information and advice for more details on making a personal injury compensation claim.

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Time Limits For Making A Mesothelioma Compensation Claim

The normal time limit for bringing a personal injury claim for mesothelioma is three years. However, because of the extended period over which the disease may develop, the 3 year period begins when the person has reason to believe they have developed the disease. This is usually from the time they become aware of the diagnosis. The diagnosis is usually confirmed by an appropriately qualified doctor, such as a chest consultant. In the event of the victim's death, the family must bring a claim within three years from the date of the death. The cause of death is often confirmed by postmortem examination.

Clear Answers' lawyers have a proven track record of bringing mesothelioma cases to a successful conclusion within the victim's lifetime. It is vitally important to take legal advice without delay. Ideally, advice should be obtained during the victim's lifetime as soon as possible after the condition has been diagnosed.

If you are not sure about the stage the 3 year time limit has reached in the mesothelioma compensation claim for you or a member of your family, please seek expert legal advice. Clear Answers have been successful in gaining compensation in mesothelioma claims even after the 3 year time limit had expired.

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Mesothelioma Cases On The Rise

The symptoms of mesothelioma can become apparent anywhere between 20 and 50 years from the first exposure to asbestos. The number of people dying from this tragic illness in the UK continues to rise. The annual number of deaths as a result of mesothelioma increased from 153 in 1968 to more than 1900 in 2004. These figures are expected to rise higher still; experts predict that by 2015 the annual number of deaths in the UK due to mesothelioma will be 2450.

There are two main types of mesothelioma which are almost always caused by asbestos, they are:

Pleural Mesothelioma
Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Pleural Mesothelioma:

This is the most common type of mesothelioma, making up to 75 per cent of all cases. This is a cancer of the lining of the lungs. These tumours can spread into the lungs and can affect other organs and tissue areas in the body.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma:

This type of mesothelioma affects the tissue lining in the abdominal area and is less common than the pleural form of the disease, making up approximately 20 per cent of all case.

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Battle For Life-Extending Mesothelioma Drug

Clear Answers' expert mesothelioma lawyers, Thompsons Solicitors, supported the battle to make the life-extending drug Alimta available to mesothelioma sufferers on the NHS. Our solicitors took part in a successful campaign for the drug to be made available to patients with a clinical need for it in the North East of England. Regrettably, following that breakthrough the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) decided that the beneficial effect that Alimta has on some mesothelioma sufferers was not cost effective.

However, in February 2008, NICE overturned that decision and made Alimta available throughout the NHS. Read more about this significant victory for those campaigning on behalf of mesothelioma sufferers and their families.

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Mesothelioma Client Comments

Clear Answers' solicitors have helped numerous clients with their mesothelioma compensation claims. Below are a selection of client comments from people we have successfully represented:

Jean Ferguson, whose husband died of mesothelioma, wrote to us after we helped her to obtain compensation. She said:

"Thank you for the cheque I have received and also for all the work that has been put in to get this compensation for Cyril. I know he would have been very grateful. I wish you and all your team all the best in your continuing efforts to help other mesothelioma sufferers and their families."

The son of a client Clear Answers' mesothelioma solicitors successfully represented wrote in to say:

"On behalf of my family I would like to take this opportunity to thank yourself and Thompsons Solicitors for the high level of professionalism and diligence shown in the way you handled the claim in respect of my late father. We hope that claims such as this highlight the devastating effect of asbestos when its danger is underestimated by employers in the workplace."

Brenda Fleming, whose husband died due to mesothelioma wrote to say:

"Just a short note to acknowledge receipt of the final cheque in respect of Brian's mesothelioma. It will be three years next week since he died and sometimes I can hardly believe that he is gone forever. Thank you very much for the work you and your team have done."

Clear Answers' specialist mesothelioma solicitors acted for Mrs Plant and obtained compensation of £91,000.

Her husband was employed by ICI and worked alongside colleagues who were removing asbestos lagging from pipework, furnaces, finishing machines and boilers. He was regularly exposed to large quantities of asbestos dust. At no stage did his employers provide him with any respiratory protection or warn him about the dangers.

An extract from her letter said: "Just a line to thank you very much for the work you put in to obtain the cheque I have received from ICI."

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Mesothelioma News Stories

Clear Answers' solicitors deal with a large number of all types of asbestos-related cases each year. Below are a selection of mesothelioma news items which we hope will be interesting to you.

To view the full story, click on the links below. Alternatively you can visit our News Section to view these stories and other successful personal injury and accident compensation claims that Clear Answers' solicitors have been involved in.

2010

Railway worker receives mesothelioma compensation

When our client in this mesothelioma compensation claim was forced to take early retirement on the grounds of ill health, he assumed the cause of his condition was due to the effects of repeated chest infections. We were able to secure over £200,000 in compensation for him, after he received the devastating diagnosis that he was in fact suffering from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer.
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Mesothelioma compensation secured within four months

In this claim for mesothelioma compensation our specialist asbestos compensation lawyers negotiated fiercely to conclude this client’s claim within four months of receiving instructions. This quick conclusion meant that our client was able to rest assured, during what time was left to him, knowing that the financial situation of his family would be secure after his death.
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Widower receives mesothelioma compensation for lost years

Clear Answers' asbestos compensation lawyers were able to secure substantial mesothelioma compensation for this client who was diagnosed several decades after his negligent exposure to asbestos. As a widower, much of the compensation was for his shortened life expectancy, but some would also cover the financial burden of paying for 24-hour care during the last few months of his life. Tragically, it also included his funeral expenses.
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Widow of laboratory worker receives £150,000 in mesothelioma compensation

A laboratory worker sought our compensation claim advice when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Sadly he died before the case was successfully concluded. However, our specialist asbestos compensation lawyers had secured an interim payment during his lifetime that gave him the reassurance during the little time he had left with his family, that his case would succeed and that his family would be financially secure after his death.
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Mesothelioma cuts life expectancy by over 30 years

Still only in his 50’s, this client asked for our asbestos-related compensation claim advice when he was diagnosed with the fatal disease, mesothelioma. As with all victims of mesothelioma, the prognosis means that our client was expected to have only a matter of months to live once the diagnosis had been confirmed.
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Mesothelioma compensation for victim during his lifetime

Only in his early 60’s, and fully intending to work up till his 65th birthday, this client and his family were devastated when they received the diagnosis that he was suffering from the fatal asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma.
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2009

Metalworker’s widow receives mesothelioma compensation

When her husband, who had already contacted us regarding making a claim for personal injury compensation, died of mesothelioma, our client asked us to continue to represent her in bringing a claim for compensation for the death of her husband from an asbestos-related disease.

Her husband had not directly worked with asbestos but had been exposed to asbestos dust by his employer during his employment as an apprentice sheet metalworker in the 1960’s. Despite the employer initially denying liability, when our specialist asbestos solicitors brought court proceedings, we were able to secure a settlement of almost £150,000 in mesothelioma compensation.
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Mesothelioma compensation after prolonged exposure to asbestos

Now a pensioner, this client asked for our personal injury compensation claim advice when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. This fatal disease had developed many years after his exposure to asbestos, a situation that is a feature of asbestos-related diseases.

Our specialist personal injury lawyers fought hard to secure the highest possible award in compensation for our client’s asbestos-related injury. They were successful in securing over £120,000 in mesothelioma compensation, which meant our client had the comfort of knowing that his family would be financially provided for after his death.
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Mesothelioma compensation for widow of lagger

When our client’s husband was diagnosed with the fatal asbestos-related disease mesothelioma, his serious condition caused him to reject making a claim, as he felt too unwell to proceed. Sadly, only in his sixties, he passed away without being able to secure his widow’s financial security.

Some time later, his widow asked for our asbestos-related compensation claim advice and we were able to proceed with a claim for the loss of her husband whose life had been cut short by many years.
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Mesothelioma compensation for engineer exposed to asbestos

An engineer, our client had led a varied, busy and much travelled life. He asked for our mesothelioma compensation claim advice when he was tragically diagnosed with this fatal asbestos-related disease, just a few short years after his retirement.

Our specialist asbestos compensation lawyers were able to obtain an award of well over £100,000 in mesothelioma compensation.
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Widow Of Boilermaker Wins Mesothelioma Compensation Claim

Sadly, many clients who ask for mesothelioma compensation claim advice from our specialist mesothelioma solicitors do not survive to receive their compensation. One such client, who wanted to pursue a mesothelioma compensation claim, was only in his 60’s when he was diagnosed with the fatal asbestos-related disease, and died within months of receiving the devastating news.

Our expert mesothelioma solicitors continued to fight the case on behalf of his widow and children and, after liability was admitted by the defendant, were able to secure over £170,000 in mesothelioma compensation.
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2008

High Court rules in favour of mesothelioma victims

In a victory for fairness, justice and common sense, the High Court today (21 November 2008) ruled that victims of mesothelioma will be entitled to claim compensation from insurers. The test case had been brought to the High Court to determine whether the “trigger” for employers’ insurers liability to pay compensation should be the development of the disease, or the exposure to asbestos.
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Daughter Awarded Mesothelioma Compensation After Father’s Tragic Death

Working all his life in and around boilers, often in very confined spaces, our client’s father was exposed to asbestos over a lengthy period by several employers.

Employed by British Rail for many years following the second world war, he only took a break in order to carry out his national service, returning in 1955. When he left to work elsewhere, this exposure was to continue, although not on the scale of the neglect he suffered through British Rail.
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Widow of Deceased Mesothelioma Victim Receives Compensation

In this mesothelioma personal injury claim, our client's husband had passed away, leaving his wife, child and grandchildren, only 7 months after he was diagnosed with the killer asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma, caused solely by exposure to asbestos fibre or asbestos dust.
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Alimta To Be Made Available On The NHS

Mesothelioma is a devastating disease, caused by exposure to asbestos, for which there is no cure. It usually leaves sufferers with a very short life expectancy once they have been diagnosed.
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2007

Thames Water forced to pay compensation after exposing pump worker to asbestos

An 80 year old man diagnosed in 2006 with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung caused by exposure to asbestos, has won £100,000 in compensation from Thames Water after contracting the disease whilst working at a Thames Water pumping station in London.
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Renewed calls for further funding for research into Mesothelioma

Chris Knighton and our specialist mesothelioma solicitors, Thompsons Solicitors, have made renewed calls for further funding from the Government for the treatment of the asbestos related disease, mesothelioma.
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Alimta research study, funded by the Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund, urges more volunteers to come forward

A Newcastle-based study into chemotherapy drug Alimta is urging more volunteers to come forward to help with its research.
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Mesothelioma Compensation case settled within eight weeks of instruction

Having served in the RAF during the war our claimant, a Polish National, was told that he could only remain in the UK if he found employment. As a result he took a job with Turner Brothers in Manchester where he worked from 1949 until 1979. His work was to result in his diagnosis of the devastating industrial illness, mesothelioma.
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Workers Memorial Day

Hundreds of Teesside employees who died because of exposure to asbestos in the work place will be remembered during a ceremony on Saturday, April 28 2007. Workers Memorial Day will be marked with a remembrance service at Christchurch, Church Square, Hartlepool at 12.30pm.
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National Asbestos Campaign

Clear Answers' lawyers are a demanding a change in the law because asbestos sufferers and their families in England and Wales are receiving substantially less in compensation than their Scottish counterparts.
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New figures show more than 90,000 people will die from mesothelioma in the coming decades

North East MP has said there is an even greater need for cancer drug Alimta after new figures showed more than 90,000 people will die from mesothelioma in the coming decades.
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Alimta Ruling to be Discussed in Parliament

David Anderson, MP for Blaydon has submitted a question to Parliament asking when the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) will report back on the mesothelioma drug Alimta.
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Teeside Widow Seeking Husbands Former Colleagues

A widow from Teeside is searching for her husband's former colleagues after her husband died from asbestos related lung cancer. Elsie Hammond, formerly of Hartlepool, but now living in Lincolnshire, is looking for anyone who might have worked with her husband Bryan.
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Compensation Victory Following Asbestos Exposure

A pensioner from Essex has been awarded £115, 000 in compensation after he was exposed to asbestos whilst working as an apprentice in the 1950s.
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Alimta Appeal Rejected

An appeal has been rejected by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for the life extending drug Alimta to become available on the NHS.
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Mesothelioma News Stories During 2006

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Mesothelioma Cases That We Have Successfully Fought

Clear Answers' solicitors have extensive experience in dealing with all types of asbestos-related compensation claims, and in particular, mesothelioma compensation claims, and we have very many satisfied clients. Please click on one of the links below or visit our Successful Mesothelioma Cases page to read just a few examples. Alternatively you may wish to read about other successful asbestos-related compensation claims on our main asbestos compensation page.

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Mesothelioma Useful Website Links

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Mesothelioma Compensation Claim

We have a dedicated team of lawyers specialising in asbestos-related injuries who are able to offer expert claim advice in what can be very complicated personal injury claims. They have huge experience of such claims.

You will receive 100% of the compensation awarded. If you do have a valid personal injury compensation claim and you decide to instruct Clear Answers to deal with the matter for you, we will recover our legal fees from the person responsible for your injury, ensuring that the entire procedure is cost-free for yourself.

If you or your family have been affected by mesothelioma or any other asbestos-related disease and would like some advice about how to make a personal injury compensation claim contact Clear Answers' solicitors on 0800 783 9019 or complete one of our online compensation claim forms.

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