Case alert: Feeney v John Laing Group Plc & another
(Gateshead County Court)
We successfully applied for summary judgment where
the Claimant suffered from asymptomatic silicosis. The Judge agreed
with our position, that the symptoms were not clinically
significant and did not give rise to any functional impairment that
was compensable in law.
The Facts
The Claimant alleged that his work as a stonemason resulted in
exposure to significant quantities of respirable silica dust.
The Claimant's medical expert concluded the Claimant's
silicosis was "probably not causing any respiratory
disability" and that it was possible that it was making a
small contribution to his cough and a minor degree of
breathlessness, although there were other causes of these
symptoms.
