One motorcyclist has claimed a ‘substantial’ but undisclosed personal injury compensation award after being involved in a life-threatening accident with a supermarket delivery van, it was recently reported.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Boy shocked by faulty hair dryer, awarded £1,750 in damages
One young boy was recently awarded £1,750 in personal injury compensation after he was given a nasty electric shock by a faulty hair dryer at an East London leisure centre, it was recently reported.
Employee to make work accident claim after factory incident
One factory worker will be making a work accident claim after a machine he was working trapped and burnt both of his arms – an incident that has led to his employer being fined by the Health and Safety Executive.
Leicester woman falls, breaks ankle, receives £3,700
One woman from Leicestershire who fell at the Highcross shopping centre and suffered a broken ankle recently received a personal injury compensation award of £3,700 for her pain and suffering.
No compensation for tennis player wearing ‘wrong’ shoes
The Court of Session has recently dashed the personal injury compensation hopes of one man who tripped and fell while playing tennis because he was wearing the ‘wrong’ shoes, it was recently reported.
Man wins work-related injury claim against former employers
One man has recently prevailed on his work-related injury claims that he made against his former employers after they accepted liability for the permanent damage he sustained after years of using vibrating tools on the job, it was recently reported.
Northampton woman receives £50k in compensation
One woman from Northampton recently prevailed on her medical negligence compensation claim winning a £50,000 personal injury compensation award after enduring a surgical procedure she did not need.
£3,775 in compensation for slip-and-trip at local Asda
A total of £3,775 in personal injury compensation has been paid to one shopper after her slip-and-trip at her local Asda supermarket left her with a serious ankle injury, according to the Hull Daily Mail newspaper.
Wrongfully arrested builder awarded £10k in damages
One builder who, upon being mistakenly arrested for taking photographs of a bank, suffered a cracked rib and bruising across his body, has received a personal injury compensation award of £10,000.
Multi-million pound negligence compensation for Londoner
One Londoner has recently been awarded a medical negligence compensation payment in the multiple millions of pounds after medical professionals missed her pneumonia diagnosis, it was recently revealed.
AA not raising rates after accidents with the uninsured
Your rates are safe, even if you end up in a costly traffic collision with an uninsured driver that necessitates you having to make a car accident claim, one insurer recently announced to its customers.
Are no win no fee legal claims as bad as people say?
It’s no surprise to anyone that the amount of criticism that the personal injury claims industry has come under, especially over the past few years as the number of accident claims have rocketed despite a drop in the overall number of accidents – many people blame the proliferation of the ‘no win no fee’ legal claim, but is its advent really to blame for the mess we’re in right now?
Work-related stress can cause illness and injury as well
While falls from height and other industrial accidents at work can be incredibly debilitating, many people discount the impact that repeated exposure to work-related stress can have on an employee – injury and illness can be caused by emotional and mental turmoil as easily as a slip and trip, and can be just as painful.
Demolition worker caught in gas pipe explosion at work
Work accident claim experts say that one thirty seven year old demolition worker was caught in a gas pipe explosion on the job, with his forearms and face suffering serious burn damage as he cut through a gas pipe he had been told had been inactive with an angle grinder.