Asbestos Compensation Claims Victoria

• The most significant risk factor of contracting mesothelioma is by exposure to asbestos, more common when exposed to high levels of asbestos.
• The law considers any exposure to asbestos someone may have had to have contributed to the development of the condition.
• Therefore, if asbestos exposure can be established claims against former employers or manufacturers of asbestos products are easily made despite exposure often being decades before illness.

You can make a common law damages claim in Court if you are suffering from mesothelioma, seeking compensation for:

• Pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life;
• Shortened life expectancy;
• Past and future medical expenses;
• Past and future care;
• Loss of future earning capacity if you were still working at the time of your diagnosis.

It is hard to predict case by case, but ordinarily amounts of compensation made to people suffering from mesothelioma is in the order of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It is important that you have a lawyer, like one of the team at Arnold Dallas McPherson, well experienced in maximising claims for asbestos related illnesses.

If you are suffering from a serious asbestos related illness, such as mesothelioma, claims are often made quickly through Court, as short as 3 months from the date court proceedings were commenced.

The Court orders claims for damages for mesothelioma to go through a Pre-Hearing Settlement Conference process which frequently allows the claim to be finalised prior to getting to a final Court Hearing.

These days, comparatively few asbestos cases run to a court hearing – most settle out of court.

If Arnold Dallas McPherson take on your claim to pursue damages due to a mesothelioma diagnosis then we would do so on a No – Win No – Fee basis.

In the event that you win or settle your claim it is common for the Defendant/s in an action to contribute substantially to legal costs. Any shortfall of costs that is likely to be payable by you will be fully explained to you prior to commencing the claim.

Yes it is likely that you can. If you have been diagnosed as suffering asbestosis it is likely you have been exposed to substantial levels of asbestos dust in your work during your lifetime.

It is usually possible to pursue a claim for damages you have suffered, including pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, due to exposure to asbestos.

Please contact us and we will readily be able to advise you of your chances of pursuing a claim for asbestosis.