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If you’ve been diagnosed with mesothelioma, then you’ll want to make sure that you get the compensation you deserve for your suffering. Mesothelioma is an asbestos related disease, and is the cancer caused by exposure to asbestos often between 15 and 40 years ago.
If you have mesothelioma, you can claim for the illness itself, a loss of earnings if you’ve had to give up work, any home adaptations and mobility aids you’ll need, as well as for losses suffered by other family members who might have had to give up their job, and travelling fees to and from medical appointments.
Your mesothelioma solicitor will discuss your work history with you, to try and see when the exposure to asbestos took place, and who is responsible for you contracting mesothelioma. Even if you can’t remember the details of all your employers, the Inland Revenue will be able to help, and so you will still be able to claim.
An independent medical examination will be carried out on you by a chest expert appointed by your mesothelioma solicitor which will determine the state of your health, and what treatment and care is likely to be required.
You’ll then need to allow your mesothelioma solicitor to have access to your medical records and treatment details, so that they can understand the situation you’re in.
Once all the evidence hjas been gathered, and your case has been prepared, and sent to court, court proceedings will take place. The defendants will submit their defence to the court. If the defendants don’t accept all of the evidence provided by your mesothelioma solicitor, then they will need to explain why.
Many mesothelioma cases are settled without the case going to a final hearing. This means that you probably won’t need to go to court. As you’re in poor health, you won’t want the stress of going to court and being questioned.
Your mesothelioma solicitor will probably advise you to start claiming benefits right away. There might be an impact on the value of your claim, but it shouldn’t be too detrimental. This will all be explained to you by your mesothelioma solicitor.
At Fentons, your mesothelioma solicitor will work on a no win no fee basis, meaning that you won’t have to pay for your legal costs. At this difficult time, you don’t want the additional hassle of having to pay legal fees on your mind.
