Experience as an Expert Witness
Roger K. Bentley:
I have been preparing reports for PI claims since 1995. The
total number of reports exceeds 120, and the number of instructing solicitors
over 50. Five cases have resulted in court appearances.
Topics already covered in reports include:
Disease / injury |
Cause |
Asthma
Rhinitis/mucous membrane disease
|
Chlorine at swimming baths
Diesel fumes
Glutaraldehyde in hospitals
Isocyanates in industry & hospitals
Metalworking fluids
Paint spray
Phthalic anhydride manufacture
Pyrolysis of plastics
Resins and adhesives in chemical industry, etc
Rosin – solder flux and in printing;
Welding
Wood dust and MDF |
Back injuries |
Manual handling in residential homes, hospitals, storerooms |
Bladder cancer |
Manufacture and use of dyes, pigments, and rubber |
Brain tumour |
Industrial chemicals |
Broken bones, cuts, bruises |
Slips, trips and falls; also using ladders |
Burns
|
Corrosive chemicals including cement
Garden torch candles
Phenol
Smoke generator |
Byssinosis |
Dust in cotton mills |
Cancer of the tongue |
Pesticides |
Chronic bronchitis |
Metal fumes in foundries |
Conjunctivitis |
Flour in bakery |
Dermatitis
|
Cement
Chromium and nickel in electroplating
Irritant chemicals in manufacturing, schools, hairdressing, hospitals, home and swimming pools;
Rubber |
Eye injury |
Hose |
Fires and explosions |
Industrial processes, paint thinners |
Knee injury |
Joinery |
Lung cancer |
Industrial fumes, pesticides |
Lung fibrosis |
|
Mesothelioma |
Brake linings |
Narcotic effects |
Solvents in painting, degreasing, use of adhesives, laboratory work |
Nasal cancer |
Formaldehyde, pesticides |
Pleural plaques |
Refractory ceramic fibres |
Poisoning |
Releases of chemicals from industrial installations; solvents used for paint stripping |
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