less ▁spec ulation ▁and ▁ing rained ▁host ility .' ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Le igh ▁Day ▁was ▁cleared ▁of ▁all ▁mis con duct ▁charges ▁by ▁the ▁Sol ic itors ▁Dis cipl inary ▁Trib unal . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁York shire ▁firm ▁Ber es ford ▁ ▁Min ers ▁and ▁their ▁relatives ▁approached ▁Ber es ford s ▁to ▁claim ▁compens ation ▁for ▁chron ic ▁lung ▁problems ▁and ▁v ibration ▁white ▁finger , ▁a ▁hand ▁condition ▁caused ▁by ▁working ▁with ▁v ibr ating ▁mach in ery . ▁The ▁firm , ▁based ▁in ▁Don c aster , ▁advert ised ▁its ▁services ▁to ▁min ers ▁and ▁their ▁families , ▁distrib uting ▁a ▁yellow ▁fly er ▁across ▁coal fields . ▁It ▁handled ▁ 9 7 , 6 5 1 ▁claims ▁under ▁a ▁scheme ▁agreed ▁by ▁the ▁old ▁Department ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁( DT I ) ▁to ▁compens ate ▁min ers ▁for ▁health ▁problems ▁caused ▁by ▁work ▁for ▁British ▁Co al ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁But ▁while ▁the ▁firm ▁earned ▁millions , ▁the ▁min ers ▁it ▁represented ▁won ▁relatively ▁small ▁compens ation ▁p ayout s , ▁aver aging ▁just ▁over ▁£ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁" This ▁has ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁bon anza ▁for ▁solic itors ," ▁said ▁Geoff rey ▁Hop kin son , ▁son ▁of ▁min er ▁George ▁Hop kin son . ▁Day ▁has ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁incident , ▁" It ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁just ▁the ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁who