Pages On: Neck Injuries
Suffering a neck injury is serious, and can be fatal. Our necks are incredibly vulnerable parts of our body, and even minor injuries can cause a lifetime of discomfort. As the neck supports the most vital area of our body — the head — any complications in it can cause a cascade of failures up and down the spinal column, and can potentially leave you paralysed as a result. If you’ve suffered a neck injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you will likely have a strong case for personal injury compensation.
Holidaymaker requires stitches following aeroplane toilet incident
Posted: 24 April 2016
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Neck Injuries, Public Transport, Spine & Back Injuries
A 55-year-old holidaymaker from Forest Hall in Newcastle required 14 stitches to her head following a metal toilet cabinet falling on her head during a long-haul flight. The woman, who has remained unnamed, had been on holiday in Kuala Lumpur and was returning to Newcastle via Amsterdam when the accident occurred. The traveller, who passed out in the toilet, sustained injuries to her neck, back, coccyx and thigh. She also required both internal and external stitches to her head. The airline, Dutch company KLM, denied liability however offered to pay compensation of…
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Clinical scientist suing hospital
Posted: 25 July 2014
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Shoulder Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A clinical scientist is suing Derriford Hospital after a cupboard fell off the wall, causing her serious injuries. Samantha Sims suffered injuries to her hands, thumbs, and neck in the accident and has been unable to work since the accident in September 2011. She is suing the NHS Trust for approximately £300,000. Ms Sims (38) lodged a claim with the High Court in London, saying that the injury has caused her to develop spasms in the muscles around her neck and shoulders, causing her great pain. It was heard that…
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Morrisons employee assaulted
Posted: 26 January 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Criminal Injury and Assault, Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents
45-year-old Ahmed Mohamud has made a unique personal injury compensation claim against the supermarket giant Morrisons after being “brutally assaulted” by a member of staff. The customer suffered severe head and neck injuries, as well as a fractured elbow, after being repeatedly kicked and punched by an attendant at the petrol kiosk. Adam Ohringer, his counsel, told London’s Appeal Court that the violence occurred in March 2008 when Mr Mohamud had stopped at a Small Health branch to check his car’s tyre pressure. During Mr Mohamud’s wait at the petrol station,…
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Injured cyclists need more help
Posted: 27 August 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Hip Injuries, Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
After Dag Lindberg suffered a collision with a lorry earlier in the year, his girlfriend has called for an increase in support to be available to injured cyclists and their families. Mr. Lindberg had been cycling to a model casting on a ‘Boris Bike’ when a lorry turned and collided with him on the 19th of April. He said: “I got the last two back wheels over my body, crushing my hip and my pelvis”. He also sustained injuries to his neck, 14 of his ribs were broken, his collarbone was…
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UK is ‘Whiplash Capital of Europe’, say insurers
Posted: 25 April 2013
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Whiplash Injuries
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published research criticising the number of whiplash claims in the UK. Eight in ten personal injury claims following road traffic accidents are now for alleged whiplash, it says. The ABI has submitted its findings to the Transport Select Committee inquiry into whiplash. This reveals that: In the UK 78% of personal injury claims following road accidents are for whiplash, twice the average percentage of whiplash claims across Europe. It compares to 30% in France and Denmark, 31% in Spain, 35% in the Netherlands…
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Neck Injury Compensation Claims in Manchester
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Personal Injury
The neck is a relatively fragile part of the body, and neck injuries can be a serious source of discomfort. If you have suffered a neck injury that was not your fault, then you should consider making a claim for compensation against the responsible party. You can suffer neck injuries in a number of ways, from a slip, trip or fall at work to whiplash in a road traffic accident. Whiplash is probably the most common of all neck injury claims and involves the neck being suddenly thrown backwards and…
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