£150k paid out on claims made by Manchester firefighters
The last three months have seen £150,000 in personal injury compensation paid out on work accident claims made by eighteen Greater Manchester firefighters who suffered a personal injury at work,...
View ArticleSlip and trip leaves Whitesnake fan in puddle of sick
One unfortunate Whitesnake fan suffered a slip and trip at a recent concert in Newport, landing squarely on her knees in a puddle of someone else’s sick, prompting her to launch a personal injury...
View ArticleWomen injured in motorbike accident makes claim against ex
One woman has made a motorcycle accident claim against a former boyfriend after she was seriously injured while riding pillion with him on what turned out to be a stolen Honda CBR 600 motorbike. Talk...
View ArticleWarwickshire teen wins £18k in compensation from dentist
After her dentist’s failure to diagnose her tooth infection properly led to her hospitalisation, one Warwickshire teen has prevailed in her medical negligence claim, winning a total of £18,000 in...
View ArticleSlips and trips are the name of the game
Weekly news recap: 7 days ending 11th Sept 2012 While last few weeks have been all about the Health and Safety Executive taking issue with unsafe working conditions causing personal injury at work, the...
View ArticleDon’t eat the muffins if you don’t want to have to make an injury claim
Weekly news recap: 7 days ending 18 Sept 2012 The past week has definitely been one for the record books, considering how one poor woman ended up having her holiday ruined – and her health seriously...
View ArticleLocal authority dragged over coals by work accident claims
Weekly news recap: 7 days ending 25 Sept 2012 The big story this week is how one local authority has been paying out more than £1.2 million in personal injury compensation to its staff over the past...
View ArticleSlips, trips, and falls dominate the accident claims sector
Weekly news recap: 7 days ending 2 Oct 2012 This past week, it seems that there’s nothing but news of slips, trips, and falls plaguing Brits both at home and abroad when it comes to sustaining...
View ArticleInjuries don’t just happen to drivers and car passengers
Weekly news recap: 7 days ending 9 Oct 2012 It’s not just car drivers or their passengers that have to worry about sustaining injuries in road traffic accidents, as this week’s news stories show. In...
View ArticleMore injuries make the news over past seven days
Weekly news recap: 7 days ending 23 Oct 2012 It seems that there’s no dearth of injuries making the news over the last seven days, with two personal injury compensation cases this week making waves....
View ArticleConstruction worker injured in fall from height
A construction worker at a Hertfordshire refurbishment project was injured in a fall from height after he tumbled nearly five metres from scaffolding. The unnamed sixty year old worker, whose name has...
View ArticleSurgeon continues working despite negligence complaints
Even though complaints over his alleged medical negligence could lead to a £2 million legal bill for the NHS, one surgeon is still coming to work in the meantime, it was recently reported. The NHS...
View ArticleRugby player receives £45k in work accident compensation
An avid rugby player was awarded a £45,000 personal injury compensation award for the injuries he suffered to one of his hands while on the job, it was recently reported. 20 year old Jack Coupland...
View ArticleFabric manufacturer prosecuted by HSE for work injury
A Bolton-based fabric manufacturer was prosecuted by the Government’s Health and Safety Executive after one of its workers suffered a severe personal injury at work when one of his hands became trapped...
View ArticleLocal authority pays out £1m on work accidents
One local authority has had to pay out more than £1 million in work accident compensation to employees who have suffered personal injury at work, according to a recent Freedom of Information request....
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