Personal Injury News

Child dies of brain damage following hospital operation

Posted: November 22, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

7-year-old Luke Jenkins died after undergoing heart surgery at Bristol Children’s Hospital, despite expectations of a full recovery following the op.  During the procedure, his heart went into cardiac arrest, which resulted in him suffering severe brain damage and his subsequent death. Even though Avon coroner Maria Voisin heard that there was “no evidence of gross […]

Acid attacks on men related to gang culture

Posted: November 11, 2013

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault 

Experts have found a rise in acid-attack victims in England – with almost 100 male patients being treated in hospitals between 2012-2013 – is down to gang violence.  With 80% of the world’s acid-attack victims being female, figures in England show that 62% are male, with many of the incidents being gang-violence related.  One former […]

Birthday spent with lifesaving doctor

Posted: November 4, 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Knee Injury Leg Injuries Road Traffic Accidents 

After Benjamin Haughton, a 16-year-old cyclist, collided with a Land Rover in July, he has since celebrated his birthday with the doctor who helped save his life. Benjamin Haughton had been running an errand for his Mother when the accident occurred, and had to be immediately airlifted to hospital. Dr Simon Lewis, a volunteer with Magpas Helimedix […]

Woman dies after 80ft plunge in Primark

Posted: October 23, 2013

Posted in: Arm Injury Leg Injuries Public Place Accidents Shop Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A woman, who remains unnamed, has died in hospital after falling 80ft (24m) from the third floor of popular clothing store Primark in Liverpool. The accident happened on Tuesday at around 18:00 BST, where she was found at the bottom of the store’s escalators on the ground floor of Church Street’s Primark. The woman had been spotted […]

Car components manufacturer fined over burned worker

Posted: October 15, 2013

Posted in: Workplace Injuries 

A Leamington Spa car components manufacturer has been fined over £12,000 after a member of staff sustained serious burns from caustic soda while leaning over a conveyor. The accident occurred at Grupo Antolin Leamington, a car components manufacturer based in Warwickshire, in January of last year.    It was heard at Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court that […]

Hospital payout for birthing errors

Posted: October 8, 2013

Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence 

A University Hospital in Coventry has given a compensation payout to the family of an 8-year-old girl who was left severely disabled after complications in her birth in 2005.  Maryellen McDowall was admitted to the University hospital when her contractions started, but when her baby, Hollie, appeared not to be moving, hospital staff did not […]

University Hospital loses emergency care services

Posted: October 4, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

The University Hospital of Hartlepool is losing its emergency and critical care services to North Tees Hospital in Stockton, as required standards are proving difficult to meet.  Doctors have raised concerns about working between the two sites, so the trust has decided to move the services to ensure the “safest possible” patient care.  The trust […]

Injured cyclist thanks first responder

Posted: September 23, 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents Spine & Back Injuries 

38-year-old cyclist Jenni Stewart has thanked a community first responder for his help after she took a terrible fall from her bike, leaving her with a severe back injury. The accident occurred when Ms Stewart and her partner Steve Smith were returning home from a 25-mile bike ride down Dalby Road in Leicester, and she was […]

Hospital treated teenage girl as “collateral damage”

Posted: September 18, 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

After 15-year-old Amie Miller died in 2008 due to numerous hospital failings, her parents said that Basildon Hospital treated her like she was purely “collateral damage”.  Having complained frequently of headaches at school, (Grays Convent High School in Thurrock, Essex) she was taken to Basildon Hospital and died only three days later. An inquest heard […]

Injured cyclists need more help

Posted: August 27, 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 […]