Compensation for Mesothelioma Cancer at Work from Asbestos is set at £11m

Gordon Bankhead (66), worked at the Sea-Land Shipping Company for more than 30 years. During this period, his duties included inspecting the brakes on heavy duty vehicles, and grinding, blowing out and fitting new brakes where needed.

It was his exposure to the asbestos in these brake components, which resulted in Gordon being diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer in March 2010. In the action against his former employers, evidence was shown to the jury that the Sea-Land Shipping Company was fully aware that asbestos was present in the linings of the brakes, but failed to provide warnings to its customers and employees.

As a result, the jury subsequently awarded Gordon and his family an overall settlement package of £11m to compensate him for his economic loss, pain and suffering and punitive damages.