Birmingham lorry driver dies from mesothelioma, a disease caused by asbestos exposure

The Birmingham Mail reports that the wife of a Birmingham lorry driver who died from a painful lung disease, mesothelioma, has launched a legal battle for compensation against the company he worked for. Father-of-four Michael Cartwright, was 61-years-old when he died from mesothelioma - a lung cancer normally caused by being exposed to asbestos.

His widow Maureen Cartwright is now taking his former employer Birmingham and Midland Demolition Company to court. She believes her husband, who was a driver but also loaded building debris from demolition sites at factories and buildings across Birmingham, may have been exposed to asbestos dust while working for the firm during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mrs Cartwright, along with her two sons and two daughters, is now appealing for former work colleagues of her husband to come forward to help her in the legal battle.

Mr Cartwright was diagnosed with mesothelioma in April 2005 and died just over a year later.

Coutesy of the Birmingham Mail

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