Personal Injury News

Medical Negligence Leaves British Soap-Star Unable to Walk After Botched Hip Operation

Posted: February 11, 2022

Posted in: Hip Injuries Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

As further proof that negligent medical care can affect anyone, a 63-year-old “Coronation Street” star from Manchester has had to learn to walk again after a botched hip operation. After a consultant described the surgery – which left her in dismay for months – as rarely successful for women her age, Beverley Callard is suing […]

Production line worker suffers tinnitus after accident at work

Posted: May 1, 2016

Posted in: Employer Negligence Head and Brain Injuries Industrial Deafness and Disease Workplace Injuries 

A 54-year-old production worker has received compensation after hitting his head off of a steel conveyor belt, causing him to suffer from Tinnitus. Paul Kelly was awarded an undisclosed sum following the damage to his hearing and regular bouts of migraine in an accident in work. The operative was working alongside the conveyor belt, which was around […]

Holidaymaker requires stitches following aeroplane toilet incident

Posted: April 24, 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 […]

Birkenhead gardener wins compensation from council

Posted: April 21, 2016

Posted in: Employer Negligence Industrial Deafness and Disease Workplace Injuries 

A 55-year-old gardener from Birkenhead has been awarded £10,000 in compensation for an injury sustained whilst working for Wirral Borough Council.  Gary Knight had been working for 33 years for the council when he developed a condition known as Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), after excessive use of vibrating tools.  The condition will be permanent, […]

Construction worker awarded over £300,000

Posted: April 12, 2016

Posted in: Car Accidents Head and Brain Injuries Hip Injuries Road Traffic Accidents Workplace Injuries 

A construction worker who was very seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident whilst travelling to work has been awarded over £300,000 in compensation. The accident occurred when a female driver travelling in the other direction lost control of her car and veered into the path of the worker. The female driver sadly lost her life as […]

Motorcyclist wins £130,000 following accident

Posted: April 4, 2016

Posted in: Arm Injury Hip Injuries Leg Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents Shoulder Injuries 

A motorcyclist has been awarded compensation of £130,000 following a serious accident involving a van. The rider was thrown from his bike when a van pulled out from a side road into his path, causing him to carry out an emergency stop. He was then thrown on to the road, causing him to sustain injuries all […]

Workplace fall sees civil servant gaining substantial compensation

Posted: March 22, 2016

Posted in: Foot Injuries Workplace Injuries Workplace Slip 

A 43-year-old civil servant from Surrey has been awarded substantial damages following an accident at work.  The employee, who has opted to remain unnamed, had a fall at her workplace at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), leaving her having to undergo three operations to her ankle after the fall. A hearing has heard […]

Preventable medical mistakes investigation

Posted: March 15, 2016

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

Preventable and serious medical mistakes, known as “never events”, have occurred in 1100 occasions since 2012, an investigation has revealed.  The term “never events” is used for mistakes that should never have happened and are considered entirely negligent.  The investigation discovered that one male patient had his testicle amputated instead of a cyst being removed […]

Legal battle for injured toddler in car accident

Posted: March 7, 2016

Posted in: Car Accidents Head and Brain Injuries Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A legal bid for compensation has been launched by the lawyers of a toddler who was left with extremely serious injuries following a tragic car crash in which her mother was killed.  Cora-Lynn Kelley-Mattock of Aberporth, Ceredigion, was two at the time her 19-year-old mother, Josephine, lost control of her Volkswagen Polo in Llandygwydd in […]

Accident on crossing despite complaints

Posted: March 1, 2016

Posted in: Arm Injury Foot Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Pedestrian Injuries Road Traffic Accidents 

A Blackburn teenager has been taken to hospital on Monday following a collision with a motorcyclist whilst crossing the road on a zebra crossing. Commenting on the incident, Meadowhead ward councillor, Konrad Tapp, confirmed that concerns were raised several years ago when the crossing was converted from traffic lights to a zebra crossing on the […]