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Settlement for bereaved family of housewife who died from mesothelioma

Boyes Turner’s mesothelioma specialists have obtained a settlement for the bereaved family of a former housewife who was exposed to asbestos from her husband’s work clothes. Exposed to asbestos doing the washing Eileen contacted us...
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Quick interim payment and final settlement for mesothelioma sufferers family within 8 months

Boyes Turner’s mesothelioma specialists secured a £50,000 interim payment within just two months of instruction for a former carpenter with mesothelioma. The early interim payment allowed our already very ill client to benefit from his...
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Settlement of asbestosis claim where no asbestos bodies identified at post-mortem

Boyes Turner’s mesothelioma and asbestos claims team have secured a settlement for the widow of a former carpenter/joiner with asbestosis even though no asbestos bodies were identified after the deceased’s death at post-mortem. Exposure to...
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£280,000 lifetime settlement with private immunotherapy costs for former asbestos worker with mesothelioma

Boyes Turner’s mesothelioma specialists have secured a £280,000 settlement including private immunotherapy costs for a man who was exposed to asbestos as a teenager. John lives alone on a farm in a remote location. As...
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Eric’s case – Statutory Will

Eric* has an acquired brain injury as a result of medical negligence at the age of 3. Eric was awarded a lump sum in excess of £1 million and an annual periodic payment for the...
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Settlement for patient with loss of vision in one eye after GP’s failure to refer to stroke clinic

Boyes Turner’s medical negligence specialists have negotiated a £150,000 settlement for a client who lost her central vision in one eye after her GP failed to recognise that she was suffering from ‘amaurosis fugax’ transient...
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James – Statutory Wills Case

James was born with a severe learning disability and following a road traffic accident later in his life, was left tetraplegic. James was awarded a lump sum and annual periodic payments as a result of...
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Settlement for family of mesothelioma and colon cancer patient

We were instructed by Mr Smith after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2016. Mr Smith and his wife were devastated by his diagnosis of mesothelioma. His diagnosis was complicated by the fact that...
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£750,000 settlement for delayed sepsis treatment multiple amputee

Boyes Turner’s amputation specialists have negotiated a £750,000 settlement for a woman in her sixties whose entire left hand, fingers and thumb of the right hand, toes of the left foot, and right leg below...
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Successful DMPS Application within 3 months of mesothelioma diagnosis

John was diagnosed with mesothelioma in February 2019 after suffering from shortness of breath over some months, initially thought to be due to a chest infection. Eventually, he was admitted to hospital and investigations revealed...
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Former lagger receives compensation for lung cancer twice

Laura Magson, head of the Boyes Turner mesothelioma and asbestos claims team acted for John in relation to his contraction of asbestos-related lung cancer. John previously underwent a right lower lobectomy in 2016 for a...
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Lifetime settlement for asbestos related lung cancer sufferer after a drawn out, contested claim

The mesothelioma and asbestos claims team were instructed in 2017 by Mr Jones* following his diagnosis of lung cancer in 2015. Exposure Mr Jones had worked for H Pickup Ltd (the defendant) during the 1960s...
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£250,000 recovered for mesothelioma sufferer with low level exposure with indemnity for future immunotherapy costs

Laura Magson, head of the Boyes Turner asbestos and mesothelioma team, acted for Darren who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in January 2018. He had six cycles of chemotherapy and was doing very well. He contacted...
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Admission of liability for a two-year-old girl with Erb’s palsy

Boyes Turner’s birth injury lawyers have secured an admission of liability for a two-year-old girl with Erb’s palsy which was caused by the defendant hospital’s obstetric staff’s negligent management of her birth. Planning the birth...
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Mesothelioma immunotherapy treatment funded by insurers

In August 2017 Brian was diagnosed with mesothelioma having undergone months of investigations to determine the cause of his pleural effusions and breathlessness. Brian was 69 years old when he was given his diagnosis. He...
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Compensation for family of former lagger with Mesothelioma despite Court destroying his original Court papers for pleural plaques

I was contacted by Jim who was suffering with Mesothelioma. Very sadly Jim had always been worried about contracting the deadly asbestos cancer having worked as a lagger’s mate and then a lagger for many...

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