Family get £247k in asbestos case

A family have been awarded almost £250,000 after their mother died from second-hand exposure to asbestos more than 40 years ago.

Adrienne Sweeney contracted mesothelioma after coming into contact with dust while washinig her husband’s work overalls.

William Sweeney, from Paisley, worked at the Babcock & Wilcox boiler-making factory in Renfrew in the 1960s. Mrssweeneydiedin2015. The case is believed to be the first of its kind under Scots law.

Thompsons Solicitors confirmed in a statement the family had secured damages of £247,000.