Widow Sues UK Hospital Over Mesothelioma Death
Newbury Today
A Kingsclere woman is suing a hospital trust over the death of her husband.
Patricia Couchman has launched a legal battle for £150,000 in compensation from the Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Foundation Trust after her husband James died from asbestos-related cancer.
Mr Couchman died from malignant mesothelioma, a cancer of the tissues surrounding his lungs or abdomen, according to a writ issued in London’s High Court.
Mrs Couchman, of Thorneley Road, believes he was exposed to deadly asbestos dust and fibres when he worked at Basingstoke Hospital between 1966 and 1997.
She accuses the trust which runs the hospital of negligence and claims they were in breach of statutory duty.
Mesothelioma is a terminal and progressive cancer, almost invariably linked to exposure to asbestos at work.
Her claim is the latest in a series of legal actions brought by cancer victims, or their relatives, from all over the country.
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