In the UK, it’s revealed that the fault for the Smiler incident may take years to find; in India, 5k+ motor claims settled in one sitting. Talk about worlds apart.
Category Archives: Compensation Payouts
Alton Towers: prosecutions expected over Smiler calamity
Lawyers acting on behalf of seriously injured passengers in Alton Towers rollercoaster calamity fear prosecutions may follow HSE investigation.
Clinical Negligence Claims could be first Casualty of Higher Fees
New Govt rules could stretch some law firms’ cashflow to breaking point. Higher issue fees mean clinical negligence cases could be turned down.
Solicitors fee for low-value RTA claims capped at £500 from May
Insurers turn table on personal injury solicitors as fees for low-value RTA accident claims capped at £500. Fear now for claimants’ redress & 20,000 solicitors.
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.
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.
Teenager injured in floor collapse, may make accident claim
When Leah Frederick went out for a bite to eat on her birthday, she didn’t expect to end up being rushed to the hospital after being caught in the collapsing floor of a local takeaway pizza shop in St Helens, accident claim experts writing for the local newspaper recently reported.
APIL says insurers, government needs to face the facts
The government and the nation’s insurance industry need to face the facts when it comes to the responsibilities they have towards the injured, according to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
HSE prosecutes building firm after woman’s injuries
After a woman who had been waiting at a bus stop was struck by a piece of machinery that had fallen from an office block, the Health and Safety Executive has prosecuted the building firm responsible for the incident, according to accident claim experts familiar with the case.
Network Rail to face accident claim for slip and trip injury
Network Rail will soon be facing an accident claim made against them by one London woman for the slip and trip injury she suffered at Edmonton Green Station.
Another horse rider denied personal injury compensation
Yet another horse rider has been denied personal injury compensation from the Appeal Court in the wake of a head injury she suffered when she was thrown from her mount, accident claim experts recently said.
Spin-cycling enthusiast wins accident claim against gym
According to accident claim experts writing for the North Devon Journal, a spin-cycling enthusiast prevailed on the personal injury compensation claim she made against a local gymnasium after the pedal of the exercise bike she was using during a class broke suddenly, catapulting her off the piece of fitness equipment and causing injuries to her finger.
HSE prosecutes scaffolding company boss after work accident
Prosecutors for the Health and Safety Executive brought a work accident claim against a scaffolding company’s former boss after two employees were injured in a scaffold collapse, accident claim experts recently said.
Accident claim leads to £12k payout for injured woman
An accident claim made by one woman after she was injured in a fall has seen her recently awarded £12,000 in personal injury compensation, industry experts recently reported.
HSE prosecutes building firm from Warwickshire
The Government’s Health and Safety Executive has made the decision to prosecute a building firm based in Warwickshire after one of its workers sustained serious injuries in an accident at work involving a fall from height, work accident claim experts recently said.
Schoolgirl makes personal injury claim for burn injuries
One schoolgirl from Leicester has made a claim for personal injury compensation after she suffered serious burn injuries in an incident at school involving spilled hot food, accident claim experts familiar with the case recently reported.
Injured groundsman awarded £2m compensation payout
One goundsman injured whilst on the job at a motor racing circuit in Wiltshire recently won his work accident claim against his employer, leading to a personal injury compensation payout in excess of £2 million.
Accident solicitor goes into administration – 40 jobs lost
After one accident solicitor firm based in Manchester has gone into administration, in excess of 40 positions have been lost as a result.
West Midlands demolition firm prosecuted
A West Midlands-based demolition firm has been prosecuted by the Government’s Health and Safety Executive after learning one of their teenage workers lost an arm in a horrific injury, according to work accident claim experts familiar with the case.
Woman has finger amputated due to medical negligence
One woman who had an amputation carried out on her finger after several mistakes were made on the part of medical staff has recently won her medical negligence claim against the NHS Trust responsible for the hospital where the incidents occurred.