Mr M was exposed to excessive levels of noise, whilst working in the Paper Making industry for a period of over 20 years. Mr  M worked for Robert Fletcher (Stoneclough) Limited, which was also known as ‘Fletchers Mill’ by employees and the local community.

He was employed in various capacities finishing up in management. Throughout his working life he was exposed to excessive noise from paper making machinery. This industry is known for being extremely noisy.

Hearing protection was only provided during the latter part of Mr M’s employment, he was never made aware of the dangers that working in excessive noise gives rise to. Mr M now suffers from mild noise induced hearing loss and mild noise related tinnitus, which was confirmed when WE Solicitors arranged a medical assessment of his hearing condition. This was presented to the defendants, as part of the evidence, to support Mr M’s claim.

Initially the Defendants defended this case on all grounds but  the main sticking point was causation. It was their argument that Mr M’s hearing loss was not causing him any disability and not in keeping with the guidelines for a diagnosis of noise induced hearing loss. Further medical evidence and engineering evidence was obtained at the request of the Defendants. These reports confirmed that the Mr M did have noise damage and tinnitus.

Just two weeks before the matter was due to go to trial at Court, a negotiated settlement in the sum of £3,500 was agreed.

This avoided the need for the case to go to trial and both Mr M and WE Solicitors are delighted with the outcome.