How making a compensation claim can help?
What to do? If you have developed an asbestos related disease, you may be entitled to bring a claim for compensation against your former employer or whoever exposed you to asbestos. You may also be entitled to State benefits. We will explore all possible avenues with you and advise you on what we consider your best options are. Through our decades of handling asbestos disease claims, we understand the impact the illness can have on you and your family. In addition to obtaining compensation for any pain and suffering which the illness can cause, a successful claim can include private medical treatment, cover additional costs and replace any loss of income caused by the illness, both past and into the future. Our track record and experience of dealing with asbestos related claims means you can rest assured you are in safe hands. Knowing funding will be available for private medical treatment is enormously important to clients like Andrew who might not otherwise be able to pay for the treatment. Asbestos disease cases are complex and therefore it is important to seek legal advice at an early stage from lawyers who specialise in these claims. Due to an increased understanding of how the body reacts to the invasion of asbestos fibres and the availability of new drugs and therapies, there are now more treatment options than ever for those diagnosed with mesothelioma. Some treatments are available on the NHS but others are only available privately, often at huge expense. We will obtain expert medical evidence setting out the best options for you and ensure the cost of appropriate private treatment is included in any settlement of your claim. We are regularly settling mesothelioma claims which include a binding agreement with insurance companies to meet the cost of recommended private treatment in the future. In one such case, our client, Andrew Nicholson, won his claim against three former employers. Andrew received the standard NHS chemotherapy treatment which held his disease in abeyance for some time. However, when his mesothelioma progressed, his treating oncologist recommended immunotherapy. Andrew was initially able to access the drug free of charge by participating in a clinical trial. The results were almost immediate with Andrew’s condition improving dramatically after just two weeks of treatment. When he was no longer able to participate in the trial, he continued to receive private medical treatment at the insurers’ expense as a result of the settlement of his claim. Although Andrew did sadly pass away when his illness eventually progressed, having access to private healthcare allowed him to enjoy additional quality time with his family.
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