September 30, 2010
Three people who were caught in an explosion have made an injury compensation claim against BT, who it is claimed, were responsible for the blast.
The gas explosion injured a total of 12 people and disrupted the town centre where it happened. Parts of the town centre were closed for three months and eight months [...]
September 29, 2010
The parents of a baby who was left brain damaged and blind in one eye have launched a compensation claim.
During the birth of their son, the baby’s eyeball was damaged and he suffered a fractured skull because the forceps were used incorrectly. The baby underwent emergency surgery and he was eventually allowed home.
The baby has [...]
September 28, 2010
Your employer is responsible for your health and safety at work. They should ensure that all measures are in place to allow employees to carry out their work safely and effectively.
But unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. And sometimes accidents can still happen in work. This was shown when a worker was severely burned [...]
September 28, 2010
A drunken teenager has been ordered to pay accident compensation of £200 after causing a car full of friends to crash and overturn.
The teenager in question was sitting in the front passenger seat of the car and, according to reports, kept grabbing the steering wheel, making the car swerve and crash into some railings. [...]
September 27, 2010
A London Underground passenger who was hit by part of a tube train is making an accident compensation claim.
The woman was waiting at a tube station when a tube train approached. One of the carriage barriers came loose and hit her on the head. It had been noted that the barrier was loose three station [...]
September 27, 2010
A girl who suffered serious head injuries when she tripped over and banged her head in the playground when she was younger is now making a compensation claim.
She is now a teenager and is claiming injury compensation for the accident that happened when she was six. She was on a grass bank at the school [...]
September 26, 2010
A factory worker has made an injury compensation claim after he suffered repetitive strain injury at work.
His job involved packing large sheets into a plastic bag and this was a very repetitive task. The job gave the worker repetitive strain injury and he began to get severe pains in his forearms.
As a result of [...]
September 25, 2010
A pizza delivery worker who caused an accident when he was drunk driving has been banned from the roads and has been told to pay accident compensation.
The driver was charged with driving while impaired. The victim involved was sitting in his car when he heard a huge bang and felt his vehicle being jolted [...]
September 24, 2010
A young tennis player is seeking injury compensation after he was severely injured in a car accident.
The teenager was sitting in the front passenger seat of the car which was being driven by a mother and also contained the driver’s son.
The driver’s son was killed in the car accident and the tennis player [...]
September 24, 2010
There have been calls recently to bring in new laws that mean that newly qualified drivers would be banned from driving on the motorway at night time and carrying passengers of a similar age.
These new rules have been suggested as a way of saving more than 200 lives each year. The limits would last [...]