One stonemason is looking for in excess of £200,000 in personal injury compensation after he was severely injured in an accident at work, it was recently reported.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Liverpool: whiplash claim capital of the UK
A new survey has discovered that Liverpool could be considered the whiplash capital of the UK, as the number of whiplash claims being made within the city leaves the rest of the country’s figures to pale in comparison.
£4m in medical negligence damages awarded to young girl
One young girl was recently awarded £4 million in medical negligence damages after it was found that injuries she sustained at her birth were due to mistakes made by medical staff, it has recently been reported.
Work accident leaves joiner paralysed, parish council fined
An accident at work has left one joiner paralysed and the parish council he had been working for with both a serious fine and the responsibility to pay the injured man personal injury compensation, it was recently reported.
Employee loses thumb in gruesome printing press accident
One Northamptonshire-based adhesive company employee lost his left thumb in a gruesome printing press accident whilst on the job, according injury claims experts familiar with the case.
HSE prosecutes engineering firm from Gloucstershire
The Health and Safety Executive is at it yet again, this time prosecuting an engineering firm based in Gloucestershire after one of its employees sustained serious injuries to his head in an accident on the job.
93% of Brits support government clampdown on whiplash claims
An overwhelming majority of Brits are completely fed up with the personal injury compensation sector, with a massive 93 per cent supporting any government clampdown on accident claims involving whiplash, a new survey recently discovered.
Are lawyers encouraging GPs to exaggerate claimant injuries?
While the joke of the ‘ambulance chasing’ personal injury solicitor firm is an old one, now it seems that some personal injury lawyers are following the ambulance right into the hospital, with new reports emerging that GPs are being encouraged to exaggerate when asked about the nature of claimant’s injuries.
APIL calls for action on asbestos-injury last resort fund
The victims of asbestos exposure in the UK have been fighting hard for recompense for a while now, and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers wants them taken care of by calling for action to be taken on a last resort fund to be set up by the Government and the insurance industry.
NHS pays £1m to retired paramedic for botched surgery
One retired paramedic finally got more than a ‘sorry, mate’ from the NHS, after he received more than £1 million in personal injury compensation for a surgery that left him severely disabled after a botched brain surgery.
HSE prosecutes dental practise in Yorkshire for work injury
The Health and Safety Executive is often involved in personal injury compensation cases against employers who may have erred in keeping their workers safe, such as a recent incident involving the receptionist of a dental practice located in Yorkshire falling through the building’s skylight and suffering serious harm.
Cleaner from Mansfield awarded £12k from work accident claim
One cleaner from Mansfield has recently received a £12,000 personal injury compensation payout after prevailing on his work accident claim, legal experts recently reported.
Woman injured in crash abroad launches car accident claim
A woman left seriously injured in the wake of a crash whilst abroad in Poland has launched a car accident claim for in excess of £300,000 in personal injury compensation, according to a writ recently submitted to the High Court of London.
Injured woman claiming more than £300k in damages
An injured woman who fell through a mini-bus’ open doors is claiming more than £300,000 in damages, according to accident claim experts familiar with the incident.
Paralysed composer wins medical negligence case
One composer from Birmingham has recently prevailed on the medical negligence case he brought against a West Midlands hospital after a misdiagnosis left him paralysed and wheelchair-bound, personal injury compensation experts recently reported.
Crane driver seeks compensation for life changing injuries
One fifty five year old crane drier is seeking personal injury compensation for the life changing injuries he suffered in the crash disaster at Chandlers Wharf, legal experts recently reported.
Health care worker fractures kneecap, HSE prosecutes
The Government’s Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted the employer of one female health care worker after she slipped and fell on a wet floor at an Ipswich hospital, fracturing her kneecap, it was recently revealed. According to work accident claim experts, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital was called before Ipswich Magistrates’ Court in order to …
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Cemetery worker receives £65k in personal injury compensation
One cemetery worker was recently awarded in excess of £65,000 in personal injury compensation in the wake of sustaining serious personal harm after falling into the grave he had been preparing, work accident claim experts recently reported.
Whiplash claims to be subjected to higher tresholds
Whiplash claims will soon be subjected to higher thresholds after a tougher system is implemented for medically certifying injuries, according to transport secretary Justine Greening and justice secretary Ken Clarke.
Postman falls from van, makes £11,000 work accident claim
After falling from his van and sustaining injuries in the process, one postman recently received a £11,000 personal injury compensation claim when he prevailed on his work accident claim against his employer.