Emergency support for mesothelioma client and wife in conjunction with HASAG
Dushal Mehta achieved an admission of liability and interim payment for his client David who had been diagnosed with mesothelioma and was badly affected by it.
Dushal met David and his wife Susan at their home. Susan suffers with MS and until his diagnosis, David had been her primary carer. Susan relied on David for all aspects of her care.
It was clear at the meeting and from discussions with HASAG that the family needed urgent help and support. Susan had carers coming in a few times in the day but that was not enough and, in addition David now had his own care needs and was by now extremely frail and weak. Dushal was concerned over the couple's safety and felt they were extremely vulnerable.
With HASAG's support, Dushal contacted the social care team to ensure that David had some emergency care and support put in place. The concerns raised from his visit were addressed by the social worker involved with the family.
Dushal was also able to quickly obtain agreement from the defendant in the case to pay an interim payment. David's witness statement about his exposure to asbestos as an employee was finalised quickly and with the help and support of other lawyers on the HASAG panel who had run claims against this same defendant in the past, Dushal could identify the right contact and obtain an admission and agreement to an interim payment.
Very sadly, on the same day that the agreement was received, we were advised that David had passed. However, the claim will now support Susan and provide the care she needs in the future, be it at home or in a care home.
This case highlights that successful collaboration with HASAG and the panel lawyers can move mountains to achieve early admissions of liability to support clients who desperately need help and support following a mesothelioma diagnosis.
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