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Shipyard worker files lawsuit for compensation for contracting mesothelioma cancer

2009-08-11 04:47:27 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - Mesothelioma News Press Release News)

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New York City, New York (CaymanMama.com) — Recent reports indicate that a shipyard worker, David Armistead, employed by BAE Land Systems’ Barrow Shipyard, has filed a lawsuit for compensation for contracting mesothelioma cancer.

He claimed $500,000 as compensation from his employers citing that he was not provided any protective work clothing, nor did his employers educate him about the health hazards created by asbestos.

Armistead, 60, began his career in the Barrow Shipyard in 1965 as an engineer working in the machine and engine shops. He claims that the roofs of the machine shops were lined with asbestos and the walls were clayed with asbestos fiber. He was then transferred to the construction site of submarines, where he worked with a team applying asbestos covering layers to submarines.

The Barrow Shipyard is spread over an area of 169 acres and excels in the designing, building, testing and commissioning of large warships and submarines. It is an institute of international repute and has the honor of providing the fist submarine to the United Kingdom.

Mesothelioma cancer is a rare, yet malignant form of cancer that surfaces after considerable length of time after being exposed to asbestos fibers. The disease has absolutely no cure. Chemotherapy and radiation helps in slowing the progress of the disease.



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