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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Severe personal injury claim for construction worker
After a work accident claim involving a six metre fall through the roof of a cow shed, one self-employed construction worker suffered severe personal injury claims in the tumble.
£8 million personal injury compensation for one little girl
One eight year old girl has recently become the recipient of an £8 million personal injury compensation based on birth injury claims that had left her with severe brain damage.
Hertfordshire boy awarded £6.4m personal injury compensation
One boy from Hertfordshire has recently been awarded a £6.4 million personal injury compensation for his serious birth injuries.
Car accident claim leads to £178k in damages for family
After a fatal car accident claim took the life of a driving teacher, his grieving family has been awarded a £178,357 personal injury compensation award.
Whiplash injuries can be misleading, says one expert
One car accident claim expert has recently warned those suffering from whiplash to take their injuries seriously.
Collapsing roof leads to accident claim for demolition worker
After he fell down through the collapsing roof of a garage that had been slated for demolition, one Grimsby worker suffered a serious work accident claim.
Potholes lead to increased Scottish traffic accident claims
Due to freezing weather leaving Scotland’s road network pitted with potholes, traffic accident claims have increased significantly.
Unions use no win no fee to milk millions, judge says
According to the comments of one senior judge, unions in the UK have milked millions of pounds from the government through the use of no win no fee legal representation.
Delivery driver wins £500,000 from work accident claim
One delivery driver has recently won a £500,000 compensation settlement after a work accident claim left him in constant pain.
Paratrooper awarded personal injury compensation by MoD
One paratrooper that lost his leg fighting in Afghanistan was recently awarded personal injury compensation by the Ministry of Defence.
Three year old suffers injury claims at Carphone Warehouse
After a three year old suffered injury claims at a visit to the Swindon branch of the Carphone Warehouse, the mobile phone company has been fined.
Teenage girl wins £5.3m in personal injury compensation
After mistakes during her delivery left her with serious injury claims, one teenage girl has finally won a £5.3 million personal injury compensation claim.
£8m personal injury compensation awarded for birth injury
One thirteen year old girl has recently been awarded £8 million in personal injury compensation for the injuries she sustained during her birth.
Online injury claims resources growing
Online resources for personal injury claims have been growing recently as more and more accident claims can now be managed over the Internet.
Teenage boy wins medical negligence case for arm injury
After suffering injury claims at his birth that left him with limited use of one arm one teenage boy has recently won his medical negligence case against the NHS.
Work accident claim nets £4,500 for warehouse employee
One work accident claim has netted £4,500 in personal injury compensation for a warehouse employee at Sunderland’s Rolls Royce depot.
E coli personal injury compensation could run into millions
An E coli outbreak that originated from one farm in Surrey may result in its victims being entitled to receive personal injury compensation awards that could cost millions of pounds. The farm has since admitted liability for the outbreak.
Council litter collector suffers personal injury claim
After falling down a well in Mansfield, one council litter inspector suffered such a severe personal injury claim that he was forced to take six months off of work in order to recover.
Victim challenges his personal injury compensation
One work accident claim victim has recently challenged his personal injury compensation award, claiming that his injuries were severe enough to merit a more substantial award.