Personal Injury News

National Trust not responsible for injury

Posted: February 11, 2014

Posted in: Falls from Heights Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries 

The National Trust has been declared not liable for the personal injuries suffered by a tree surgeon that had been working at Morden Hall Park in Surrey. Jamie Alexander Yates sued the trust for negligence after becoming paralysed following a 50ft fall from a tree. Mr Yates had been part of a team working on trees […]

Fishermen poisoned by lethal gas

Posted: February 4, 2014

Posted in: Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Two fishermen have died after being poisoned by lethal gas in their bunks on a vessel in Whitby. An investigation into the accident found that the men had lit the grill of the butane gas cooker to heat up the sleeping area in the wheelhouse, which resulted in a high expulsion of carbon monoxide.  Mark […]

Maternity units short of senior doctors

Posted: January 31, 2014

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence 

A recent report by MPs has discovered that more than half of Britain’s maternity units are understaffed, and are putting the lives of newborn babies at risk as a result.  Due to a lack of senior doctors, patients are not receiving adequate treatment around the clock, with many being particularly vulnerable to infection and injury […]

Morrisons employee assaulted

Posted: January 26, 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 […]

Almost £1million of compensation set aside for Apollo ceiling collapse victims

Posted: January 19, 2014

Posted in: Personal Injury Public Place Accidents 

After the ceiling of the Apollo Theatre in London collapsed last month, injuring 79 members of the audience, insurance specialists have calculated that over £1million could be paid out in public liability compensation.  A performance of the play ‘The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time’ saw the theatre packed at the time of […]

Is it time to make ski helmets compulsory?

Posted: January 7, 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Public Place Accidents 

Following Michael Schumacher’s recent accident on the slopes, the question has been raised whether ski helmets should be made compulsory. Even though Michael Schumacher had been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which cracked in half on impact, a neurosurgeon from King’s College in London said that it would have “minimized the severity […]

21yo amazon worker left with ‘middle-age’ back pain

Posted: December 30, 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Repetitive Strain Injury Spine & Back Injuries 

21-year-old Rhys Owen has been left with chronic back pain, that he claims has aged him prematurely, after taking up a temporary position in an Amazon warehouse over Christmas.  Mr Owen was a keen footballer, playing twice a week, but now suffers with severe back problems after working eleven and a half hour shifts on […]

Hospital criticised following boy’s battery death

Posted: December 17, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A hospital have been criticised for “missed opportunities’ after a 14-month old boy died last year after swallowing a battery.  Wsam Noorwali had been taken into hospital after vomiting blood at his home in Hamilton, but sadly died the next day.  Leicester Royal Infirmary are being held accountable for the death as they failed to […]

Man’s death triggers speed reduction

Posted: December 4, 2013

Posted in: Car Accidents Road Traffic Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The speed limit of a stretch of road in Cambridgeshire has been temporarily reduced after six accidents were reported there in a window of six days; in one of which a man died. Keith Pettitt (50), from Deene Thorpe, was pulled out of the River Nene off North Bank, Whitlesey from his Skoda Octavia on […]

Engineering company receive £160,000 fine following crane death

Posted: November 27, 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Engineering company Assystem UK Ltd have been fined £160,000 after an electrician was crushed by a crane in their Lancashire factory.  51-year-old Liam O’Neill had been replacing a control cable on a platform when a crane suddenly moved and crushed him to death. Originally from Didsbury, Manchester, Mr O’Neill was immediately rushed to hospital, where […]