Latest Personal Injury News
04.09.2007.
Company fined over explosion
A plastics company has been fined for breaching health and safety laws following an explosion in a factory in 2004.
03.09.2007.
Teenager awarded £4k compensation
A teenage boy who was thrown into a rubbish bin by a policeman has received compensation of £4,000.
30.08.2007.
Firm pleads guilty to health and safety breach
A demolition company has received a £50,000 fine after a worker died following the collapse of a silo.
30.08.2007.
Haulage company fined £4K
A haulage firm has been successfully prosecuted following an incident that resulted in an employee sustaining a serious injury.
29.08.2007.
Drinker given compensation after downing pint of bleach
A drinker has been awarded £1,200 compensation after he was served a pint of bleach at his local pub.
29.08.2007.
Soldier's mother in compensation battle
The mother of a soldier injured while serving in Afghanistan is planning to challenge the compensation awarded in the High Court.
28.08.2007.
NHS pays out
Hospital Trusts in South London are paying out £33.5 million in claims annually, according to new figures.
28.08.2007.
Steelmaker fined after worker sustains burns
A steel making company has been found guilty of health and safety breaches after a worker fell into hot chemicals and sustained life-threatening burns.
24.08.2007.
Motorcyclist claims six-figure sum from motorist
A wheelchair-bound motorcyclist has issued a claim against the car driver who knocked him off his vehicle.
23.08.2007.
Widow launches asbestos-cancer compensation claim
The widow of a man who died from asbestos-related cancer is launching a lawsuit to seek compensation.
23.08.2007.
Norfolk man 'to be compensated' after work accident
After getting his left hand cut off in a work accident, Bryan Banham, 31, is to receive a six-figure compensation, reports the East Anglian Daily Times.
22.08.2007.
Council worker awarded £45k for ladder fall
A man who broke both feet after suffering a fall while working for the council has been awarded £45,000 in compensation.
21.08.2007.
Parents launch legal action against health authority
A Norwich family has claimed that hospital staff at the birth of their son were partly to blame for their offspring's brain damage.
17.08.2007.
Builder jailed after worker almost dies
The owner of a Bradford-based building company has been jailed for six months and ordered to pay £90,000 in compensation following the near-death of one of his employees in 2005.
16.08.2007.
Asbestos suit launched against toy firm
Peter White alleges he developed malignant mesothelioma, a terminal cancer that affects tissue surrounding lungs and abdomen, while working for toy firm Mettoy Co of Swansea.
16.08.2007.
Dairy 'breached health and safety laws'
A dairy based in Dagenham has been forced to pay over £8,000 after one of its employees caught his arm in a machine.
14.08.2007.
Woman wins 108K after falling from loose step
A nursing assistant has been awarded more than £100,000 damages by a court after she fell from a loose step outside her council flat in the Drygate area of Glasgow.
14.08.2007.
Tesco employees win compensation
Supermarket giant Tesco has been successfully sued for negligence by two of its employees.
13.08.2007.
Police cleared of choking blame
Two police officers have been cleared of blame over an incident which saw a man choke on a glove while in custody.
13.08.2007.
Power station worker awarded compensation
A steel erector has been awarded compensation after he developed an asbestos-related condition through exposure to the chemical while working for a contractor.
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