A personal injury compensation of £318,000 has been awarded to the widow and family of a victim of asbestosis.
A complaint was lodged for compensation claim by sixty nine year old Elizabeth Wolff, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire after her husband William, 66, died from mesothelioma in March 2007.
With just one year into his retirement the victim was diagnosed with terminal disease. He died seven months later.
Personal injury lawyers familiar with the case say that responsibility has been admitted by the contractor Weir Construction Ltd for exposing Wolff to the deadly airborne fibres while he was employed by the construction firm.
The widow was granted £258,520 personal injury compensation, including £65,000 for the suffering her husband experienced by the judge.
Wolff’s three daughters were also given compensation awards for £52,317, with an additional £7,084 being awarded to the single granddaughter of the couple.