Personal Injury News Archive
21.12.2007.
Company pays the price after man is seriously injured in fall
A company has been hit with £3,500 in fines, plus costs of £1,165, following an incident in which a worker nearly lost his life due to a fall from height.
21.12.2007.
Children of woman who died from meningitis win £140k
The children of a woman who died from meningitis a short time after being seen in an out-of-hours surgery have been awarded £140,000.
20.12.2007.
Developer fined after collapsing wall kills member of the public
A self-employed property developer has been fined after a wall collapsed and killed a member of the public in Manchester.
20.12.2007.
Parents of baby starved of oxygen before birth win payout
A couple from Yorkshire have been awarded compensation after their newborn baby died as a result of being starved of oxygen in the womb, the Yorkshire Evening Post reports.
19.12.2007.
Firms fined after polish construction worker left permanently disabled
Two companies have been fined a total of £120,000 and made to pay £165,000 in costs following an incident which left a worker permanently disabled.
19.12.2007.
Worker exposed to excessive noise wins cash
A former factory foreman has been awarded compensation after it was ruled that he had been subjected to excessive noise at work.
18.12.2007.
Parents to sue after young psychiatric patient commits suicide
The parents of an 18-year-old psychiatric patient who committed suicide after being able to leave a secure hospital are to sue.
18.12.2007.
Employee whose injuries left him unable to work wins cash
A former council employee has been awarded a payout after a fall at work left him unable to remain in his job.
18.12.2007.
Driver who contracted dermatitis secures payout
A driver from Bournemouth has been awarded compensation after being injured as a result of his work, Workplace Law Network reports.
17.12.2007.
Man who suffered brain damage from car hit gets payout
A man who suffered severe brain damage and other injuries after being hit by a joyrider in a car has been awarded millions of pounds in compensation, the Argus reports.
17.12.2007.
Company fined £21k after worker fatally injured from fall
A firm from Birmingham has been fined after one of its employees fell to his death.
17.12.2007.
Firm made to pay after worker is crushed to death
A company has been fined following an incident in which a worker died after being crushed, Workplace Law Network reports.
14.12.2007.
Family to sue after holiday transport disruption
A family from Wales are to sue after suffering two days of disruption on their return from the US, the Daily Post reports.
14.12.2007.
Company fined after man dies while diving
A firm has been fined following an incident in which a man lost his life while diving.
13.12.2007.
Firm fined after worker sustains serious hand injury
A company from the east Midlands has been fined following an incident in which a worker lost the use of his hand.
13.12.2007.
Sickness-struck holiday makers offered compensation
A woman and her sister have been offered compensation following an outbreak of a violent sickness virus at a holiday village, the Daily Echo reports.
12.12.2007.
Grandmother wins £7k after fall that cracked spine
A grandmother who fell into a stream on the way back from a New Year celebration has been awarded £7,000 in compensation.
12.12.2007.
Pensioner sues councils for £200k after contracting mesothelioma
A pensioner from north Wales is suing Wrexham Rural District Council and Wrexham Metropolitan District Council for £200,000 after contracting mesothelioma, the Daily Post reports.
10.12.2007.
Trader in court after allegedly putting people at risk
Margate Magistrates Court is set to hold the prosecution of a trader from Kent who is accused of putting vulnerable people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
10.12.2007.
Crash victim receives £3.9m
The victim of a road accident has won £3.9 million compensation following a successful claim, the Sunderland Echo reports.
