Hospice awarded £10,000 in compensation

A hospice in London has been awarded compensation of more than £10,000 after one of its patients died from an asbestos-related illness in March 2007.

In a landmark case, the High Court has decided to grant St Joseph's Hospice in Hackney - which provides 14,000 people with care annually - the sum of money against the company that was found to be liable for the death of its former employee James Wilson, the Press Association has reported.

According to the news source, Mr Wilson passed away of mesothelioma as a direct result of over-exposure to asbestos during his time working for Foster Wheeler Limited in the 1950s.

The worker was not issued any protection against the dangerous substance and consequently died of the contracted illness. His family previously claimed personal compendsation for the incident from the firm and then decided to sue for damages on behalf of the hospice, which they said had cared for Mr Wilson despite being under no obligation to do so.

Posted by Craig Williams
 

10/08/2010 16:52