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Fatal Accident Claims in Bradford

Posted in: Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A Fatal Accident is something you can only hope to be a nightmare. Unfortunately, the reality for your family is all the more difficult. Emotional damage, financial strain, and anger at those responsible for the death. We can help alleviate the pressure you feel with our legal experience. If you’ve lost a loved one to a fatal accident in Bradford, we can help you claim. If you want to bring a claim for personal injury compensation, our Bradford team will do their utmost to see your family are supported through…

Chest Injury Compensation Claims in Bradford

Posted in: Personal Injury

If you’ve suffered from a chest injury, the chances are you would have experienced severe pain and damage to your internal organs. Chest injuries are uncommon, as our rib cage does a very good job at protecting our cardiovascular system. Which makes chest injuries, when they happen, severe and potentially fatal. Therefore, it’s so important to get the right legal team behind you, and our Bradford personal injury solicitors** can be there to help you get the maximum compensation possible.  Call us on 01274 051 685^ to start your claim today and…

Personal Injury Compensation Solicitors of Bradford

Posted in: Personal Injury

Accident Claims Bradford specialises in getting you the maximum compensation available to you after an accident. We help the people of Bradford claim using our No Win, No Fee* system, which reduces the risk of you incurring costs from legal representation. Our panel of solicitors will help you recover damages for everything from soft tissue injury to brain damage. We want to help you get your life back on track – we’re here to help. Call our personal injury team today on 01274 051 685^ and claim the compensation you deserve. Types of personal…

60-year-old forced into redundancy following accident at work

Posted: 1 May 2016

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Knee Injury, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A 60-year-old warehouse operative, who has remained unnamed, was forced into redundancy following a preventable accident at work. The worker had just started his shift and was walking through the warehouse, when a fork-lift truck backed out of an alley and knocked him over. The fork-lift drove over his right leg, breaking it and causing substantial damage to his knee. He was rushed to hospital where he had to undergo surgery. He soon started to experience pain in his left leg, meaning he could only walk with crutches – a situation that…

Teenager goes deaf and another dies from workplace carbon monoxide poisoning

Posted: 25 April 2016

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A teenager has been robbed of his hearing in an accident at his place of work. The fast food worker also lost his friend and co-worker in the same incident. The two young men had been working at a South London carry-out food retailer when they were overcome with carbon monoxide fumes. They were found unconscious on the store room floor by their employer, who called emergency services. The two young men were rushed to hospital where one lost his fight for life and the other was in a coma for several days. It was…

Berkshire man receives £150,000 for life-changing workplace injuries

Posted: 12 April 2016

Posted in: Arm Injury, Employer Negligence, Workplace Injuries

A Berkshire man in his 40s has been awarded £150,000 after sustaining life-changing injuries at his place of work. The man, a scaffolder, had been descending a 13-foot metal ladder to reach the ground from the first floor of the scaffolding when the ladder slipped. Work was being carried out on a block of flats in West London during 2012 when the accident occurred. It transpired that the ladders had not been adequately attached to the scaffolding by the construction company who contracted him. As a result, as soon as the scaffolder climbed on…

Girl awarded £6.65 million following tragic car crash

Posted: 4 April 2016

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

A young girl who was left disabled following a car crash in 2002 has been awarded £6.65 million in compensation. The child, one of four siblings, was travelling in a car driven by her mother when the accident took place. Tragically, her eldest sibling was killed and another sustained a brain injury. The other child was left with serious orthopaedic problems, and the claimant was left paraplegic due to severe and complete spinal cord injuries. At the time of the accident the claimant was a child. In fighting for her case, her lawyers considered…

Man paralyses friend whilst drunk driving

Posted: 7 March 2016

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

A drunk driver, whose car went out of control in bad weather conditions and plunged down a gorge paralysing his friend, has been found guilty of dangerous driving. Robert Buzalski, Krysztof Birula and one other man were driving towards Edzell on 24 August 2013 when the crash took place on a farm road from Cornes Cottage to Dalbog Farm, near Edzell. Buzalski had been drinking vodka liqueur and was found to be driving with 124 miligrammes of alcohol against a legal limit of 80. Paralysed from the neck down since The 36-year-old of…

Ambulance crash injures several passengers

Posted: 2 March 2016

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A critically ill two-year-old and her mother have been injured when the ambulance transporting them to hospital left the M40 motorway and crashed down an embankment. The child was being rushed from Warwick Hospital to Horton Hospital in Banbury after suspicions were raised at Warwick that she was suffering from meningitis. Her family have stated that the child was not strapped in. The vehicle, which was found by a passing motorist, left the motorway near Banbury in Oxfordshire. It was thought to have been travelling at high speed when it hurtled…

Death of newborn caused by paramedic failings

Posted: 16 February 2016

Posted in: Birth Injury, Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Worcestershire Hospitals Trust has recorded the death of a newborn baby as a serious incident following paramedics taking the child to Accident and Emergency at Worcestershire Royal instead of the maternity unit. The crew had been told to take the baby to the maternity unit where a full paediatric resuscitation team would be available, however it was decided that the infant should be taken to A&E. This decision was made as taking the baby to maternity would have meant wheeling the child through the main hospital whilst performing heart massage.  Ambulance…

Investigation into increased mental health deaths

Posted: 31 January 2016

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Mental Health campaigners have welcomed the commissioning of an investigation into the increase in the number of unexpected deaths of patients suffering from mental health problems in The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. In the year 2012-13 there were 61 deaths and in 2014-15 the number had risen to 129. This is higher than other UK mental health trusts. Following a Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats the figures were released earlier this week. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) placed the trust in special measures last year when it…

Airshow crash payouts could reach millions after 11 deaths

Posted: 11 January 2016

Posted in: Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

After the tragic air show crash that resulted in the loss of eleven lives, it has been revealed that injured spectators could be in line for massive compensation payouts. The accident happened on 22 August 2015, when a 1950s Hunter Hawker fell out the sky during an aerobatic performance. Where 11 were killed, a further 14 were severely injured. The aircraft’s owners, Canfield Hunter Ltd, have admitted liability for the accident and have already settled one compensation claim. The aircraft’s pilot, former RAF pilot Andy Hill, miraculously survived the crash…

£75K fine for shopping centre after man loses big toe

Posted: 31 December 2015

Posted in: Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents

After a man lost his big toe on a shopping centre’s escalator, the centre’s management agent has been fined £75,000. 27-year-old Michael Reddington had been shopping at the West End Arcade in Nottingham when a missing part of the escalator allowed him to get his foot trapped between two steps. It was heard that he had been picking up his dropped phone when he stepped onto the escalator, resulting in his oblivious foot placement. When the escalator reached the top, his foot was trapped, resulting in severe personal injury. The…

£105,000 to cyclist injured by speeding car

Posted: 28 December 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

After spending four months in a wheelchair, an injured cyclist has been awarded £105K in compensation. The man, who remains unnamed, had been cycling on a roundabout near Corfe Mullen when a car, which was driving too fast, clipped his wheel. The 48-year-old spent 10 days in hospital and the next four months in a wheelchair due to the severity of his personal injuries. After the bicycle accident happened in May 2010, the driver’s insurance company offered a compensation package of £56,000. However, when his injuries continued to impact his…

Beauty treatment causes stroke

Posted: 10 December 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence, Negligent Cosmetic Surgery

Following a beauty treatment whilst on holiday in Wales five years ago, 51 year-old Elizabeth Hughes from Gosport, suffered a life-changing stroke. The stroke left her with a weakness in one of her arms, as well as problems with her balance resulting in her being forced to retire from her job as a nurse at Gosport’s Royal Hospital Haslar. Mrs Hughes collapsed several days after having a facial at Eastwell Manor and was rushed to hospital where it was discovered that a dissection to the carotid artery was the cause of her…

Pensioner wins £1m compensation following car accident

Posted: 1 December 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A pensioner who was left brain damaged following a car accident has been awarded £1m in compensation. 71-year-old James Laurie was hit by a Volvo nearby his house three years ago whilst he was recovering from a stroke. The accident left him with two broken legs, a head injury and severe brain damage. Mr Laurie now suffers with lapses in his memory, concentration and motivation, as well as a sight problem. The brain injuries were so severe that he has been unable to leave care since the accident. Three years…

Brain damaged cyclist wins crash compensation

Posted: 17 November 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A 31-year-old cyclist has been awarded injury compensation after a lorry knocked her off her bicycle on her way to work. Mary Bowers, who had been a successful journalist prior to the accident, now requires around-the-clock care and is only minimally conscious. Ms Bowers suffered a severe brain injury and multiple fractures in the accident, after becoming trapped under the wheels of the four-tonne lorry in east London in November 2011. Ms Bowers had been a journalist with The Times before the crash. It was heard in London’s High Court…

Elderly woman dies in cliff fall

Posted: 14 November 2015

Posted in: Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death

An elderly woman from the Isle of Wight has died after falling from an 18ft cliff edge. Maureen Bean, aged 79, had been walking along the cliff with her heavy handbag on one shoulder, which caused her to lose balance and fall. It was heard that she had visited her GP not long before the fatal accident with concerns about her balance. The accident happened when Mrs Bean, her husband, Derek, and a group of old family friends had been out for an afternoon walk in July at Portland Bill…

Man suffers serious head injury from falling sofa

Posted: 2 November 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents

A man has suffered a severe head injury after a falling sofa hit him as it was pushed from a window in London’s busy tourist district. The man, who remains unnamed, had been walking down the street when the incident happened near the W London Leicester Square hotel in central London. A witness of the incident reported that the sofa “came flying over the top of the hotel’s flat roof” and plummeted to the ground, hitting a smartly dressed man who was walking by at the time. The London Ambulance…

Suspended prison sentence following car crash

Posted: 20 October 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A man has been sentenced to a suspended prison sentence after his dangerous driving caused a car accident that left a teacher critically injured. 78-year-old John King pleaded not guilty to the sentence that his dangerous driving caused an accident, claiming that a medical condition resulted in his loss of consciousness during the approach to the roundabout where the accident happened. Despite pleading not guilty, the jury convicted him at Ipswich Crown Court in August and he was sentenced to a two year suspended prison sentence. The collision happened on…

Family blame man’s death on police failings

Posted: 27 September 2015

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The family of an 83-year-old man who was killed by a police van has blamed his death on “significant failures” by West Yorkshire Police. The accident happened when Donald Bennett was sitting in Pudsey Park in Leeds. A police van had been parked on a slope in the park, but the driver had failed to leave the vehicle in gear. The van began to travel down the hill two minutes after PC Claire Bugler had left the vehicle, causing it to hit Mr Bennett. It was heard that the chest…

Blind man wins claim following paralysing fall

Posted: 30 August 2015

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

A man from County Down in Northern Ireland has sued his friends after falling from a window in their home in 2010. 39-year-old Mark Pollock was left paralysed after the 25ft fall, making him wheelchair-bound and dependent on external care. He became blind at the age of 22, and blamed his friends for having left the window open considering his lack of eyesight. Enda and Madeline Cahill rejected all accountability following the fall. The judge at the High Court in London, however, ruled that the open window did pose an…

Council pays out £300,000 in compensation

Posted: 21 August 2015

Posted in: Asbestos Exposure, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries

It was revealed, following a Freedom of Information request, that Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council paid out almost £300,000 in compensation to staff between January 2012 and December last year. The biggest payout saw an employee walk away with £28,616 after being exposed to asbestos during employment, with another employee winning £3,000 after falling on hot tarmac. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has already been labeled ‘strapped for cash’ after being told it needs to save £38million by 2018. With claims including £1,000 going to an individual that suffered bruising after being…

Woman leaves M&S with ‘horrific’ burns

Posted: 29 July 2015

Posted in: Arm Injury, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents

A 44-year-old woman from Welwyn Garden City has suffered ‘horrific’ burns after trying to buy tea in the Howard Centre’s Marks & Spencer café last week. Donna O’Neill had two pots of boiling water poured over her, resulting in serious burns to her legs and arms. She claims that the design of the café’s counter is highly dangerous, and has called for something to be done to prevent the accident from happening again. Miss O’Neill said that she does not blame the store’s junior staff for the incident, but said…

Young boy's head scarred by injury in Tesco

Posted: 24 July 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents

A three-year-old boy, Kayden Eweje, has been left scarred for life after an automatic door at Tesco closed on his face. The boy’s father, Ola Eweje, had been holding his son’s hand when the doors closed on his face upon entering the supermarket in Millstrood Road. Mr Eweje reported the incident to Tesco bosses, saying that his son is now scared of walking through doors and has been left with severe scarring on his head. He has demanded an apology and a payout. Supermarket bosses told Mr Eweje that a…

Over £12,000 to Bradford council worker over toilet seat injury

Posted: 22 July 2015

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Finger Injuries, Workplace Injuries

According to recently released figures, over £30million has been paid out to council workers since 2012, including a payment of over £12,000 to an employee that was ‘hit by a toilet lid when flushing’. The figures were released following a Freedom of Information request, which revealed that over 3,100 compensation payments were made to council employees over the last three years. Councils have since been urged to improve health and safety measures in the workplace. The claims ranged from slip, trips and falls to unstable objects falling and causing injury.…

NHS negligence responsible for baby 1300 deaths

Posted: 29 June 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Official figures have revealed that around 1,300 babies were injured or killed as a result of medical negligence within the NHS last year. Medical staff errors made during birth, which led to injury or death, cost the NHS £1b last year alone. Figures showed that one in four claims made against the NHS were successful, with the largest claims going to babies left brain damaged as a result of negligence. Mervi Jokinen from the Royal College of Midwives said that more should be done to protect mothers and children. She…

£8million payout after 7-year legal battle for brain damaged baby

Posted: 24 June 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence

The family of a seven-year-old boy who suffered serious brain damage as a baby have finally won compensation following a 7-year legal battle. The child, who remains anonymous, contracted jaundice as a baby. Medical staff at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in south-east London, however, failed to recognise the symptoms, allowing it to spread and develop into the rare illness kernicterus. Kernicterus is an illness that affects less than one in every 100,000 babies in Britain, caused by untreated jaundice. It can cause severe brain damage, and even death. It…

Daughter wins compensation for mistreatment father experienced in care home

Posted: 15 June 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence

A woman has been awarded over £3,600 in compensation after her father suffered a serious head injury whilst in care. 43-year-old Tracy Betteridge sued the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust after a health care assistant used physical restraint against her father, 76-year-old Ivor Betteridge, who then fell and seriously injured his head. Mr Betteridge was being treated for severe dementia at the Fiennes Centre in Hightown Road, Banbury, after his wife, and carer, Georgina died of breast cancer in 2012. He sustained the head injury in February 2013 and died…

Personal Injury Solicitors for Huddersfield

Posted in: Personal Injury

No Win, No Fee Accident Claims Have you been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault? Our Huddersfield personal injury lawyers ** can help you claim compensation through our No Win, No Fee* offering. Call our accident solicitors** on 01274 051 685^ Alternatively, you can contact us online to find out more using any one of our forms. If you have been injured at work, in a road traffic accident or in a public place, not only should you take legal action and hold those responsible to account, but you should…

Personal Injury in Halifax

Posted in: Personal Injury

Have you suffered from a personal injury in Halifax that wasn’t your fault? Our injury lawyers can help you claim compensation through our No Win, No Fee* offering. Call our Injury solicitors** on 01274 051 685^ or alternatively, you can contact us online to find out more. We specialise in personal injury claims, offering legal representation on traffic and road accidents, accidents in the workplace, medical negligence, clinical negligence, slips, trips and falls in public, injuries from using dangerous products and much more. If you have been injured in any way, through no fault…

Prisoner has fingers severed by toilet during struggle

Posted: 27 May 2015

Posted in: Finger Injuries, Personal Injury

An investigation has been launched into Essex Police after a prisoner had three fingers severed while in custody. The 33-year-old was being detained in a Colchester police station in Essex when he grabbed hold of a toilet bowl in his cell during a struggle and lost the tips of three of his fingers. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has since launched an investigation. The IPCC will investigate claims made that the prisoner was handcuffed after the incident happened, and allegations of a time delay in taking the prisoner to…

Dog that attacked police officer saved from destruction

Posted: 8 May 2015

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries

The owner of a Staffordshire bull terrier that attacked a police officer has saved his dog from destruction by claiming that he attacked due to fear of the high-viz jacket. Michael Leech’s dog, Milo, bit Pc Philip Raymond twice after Mr Leech and his girlfriend had an argument in the street. Milo was due to be destroyed by order of a judge at Manchester Crown Court, but a dog behavioural expert provided evidence that his aggressiveness could be stopped if he were to be ‘castrated’. It was heard in court…

4 years for dangerous driver who killed schoolgirl

Posted: 21 April 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Robert Blackwell, 19, from Hayway Lane, Bampton, Oxfordshire, has been given a 4-year jail sentence after admitting dangerous driving resulting in the death of schoolgirl, Liberty Baker, 14, on 30 June. Blackwell’s car mounted the pavement, killing Liberty and injuring 2 of her friends as they walked to school in Witney, Oxfordshire. Blackwell admitted causing death by dangerous driving and inflicting serious injury by dangerous driving, and admitted to having smoked cannabis on the day before taking to the road. The incident took place in Curbridge Road and also involved Paul Cracknell who…

Multimillion-pound payout to brain damaged siblings

Posted: 14 April 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence

Following serious errors in the delivery of brother and sister Natasha and Patrick Jackson by the Sharoe Green Hospital in Preston, an “unprecedented” compensation payout of around £13m has been made. Natasha, 23, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a result of errors made during her delivery. She has been awarded £7m. Her brother Patrick, 22, received a £6m payout in 2010 for the same condition, also caused by errors at the same hospital. Patrick was diagnosed with the condition aged 18 months. Their mother, Paula McKay described how she was “devastated” to learn…

Brothers issued suspended sentence for dog attack

Posted: 23 March 2015

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Arm Injury, Leg Injuries

Two brothers have been issued suspended jail sentences after their dogs attacked a woman and bit her more than 60 times. Teresa Stinton was attacked by the dogs in Leominster, Herefordshire in June 2014 while out walking. The owners of the dogs – 27-year-old Kenneth Stutchberry, and brother, 22-year-old Andrew Stutchberry – both pleaded guilty to owning dangerously out of control dogs that caused injury. Both men have been banned from keeping dogs for the rest of their lives. In a statement made at Hereford Crown Court, the attack victim…

Firefighter wins six-figure sum for fall

Posted: 15 March 2015

Posted in: Arm Injury, Falls from Heights, Workplace Injuries

A severely injured firefighter has been awarded a six-figure compensation payout four years after he fell from a broken ladder. Michael Hollings had been working in the service for eight years when he suffered the injuries during a training exercise. He had been climbing a 13.5m ladder when it cracked and he fell to the ground in May 2011. Mr Hollings was attached to the top of the ladder by a harness, landed on a solid fence, leaving him suspended six inches from the ground. The fall left him with…

Woman wins compensation following childhood trauma

Posted: 7 March 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents

A woman has finally been awarded compensation after nearly drowning as a child, which left her with a severe brain injury. The accident happened when Annie Woodland was only 10 years old during a swimming lesson at school. Neither her teacher nor the lifeguard realised that she was struggling in the swimming pool, which caused her to be drowning for far longer than she should have been. Ms Woodland, now 24, suffers with the effects of the brain damage she sustained in the accident. The accident happened when Ms Woodland was…

Death investigated after ambulance failed to show up

Posted: 2 March 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A man is trying to “bring up a case of manslaughter” after he found his mother dead ten hours after she called 111 and the ambulance that was sent to her turned back. Ann Walters phoned the NHS helpline from her home in December and the call was referred on to 999. After an ambulance was sent to her Portsmouth home, it was recalled minutes before reaching her house. Her son, Lawrence Thorpe, said he is going to “bring up a case of manslaughter” if someone is found to be…

“Missed opportunities” caused patient death

Posted: 1 February 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A coroner in Essex has ruled that there were “missed opportunities” that could have saved the life of Matthew Leahy. The 20-year-old was found hanging in his room at a mental health centre in Chelmsford. He was found dead on 15 November 2012 after being affected by several health trust failings. It was heard in Chelmsford Coroner’s Court that Mr Leahy had not been assigned a key worker during his time at the Linden Centre, and that his paperwork was incomplete. It was also heard that no care plan had…

Apology over hospital misdiagnosis death

Posted: 18 December 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Negligent Cancer Diagnosis, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The health secretary has apologised to the family of a man who was sent home from hospital with an undiagnosed ruptured spleen. 20-year-old John Moore-Robinson died in 2006 after staff at Stafford Hospital failed to accurately diagnose his injuries. He had been involved in a mountain bike accident and was diagnosed with bruised ribs. A few hours later he collapsed and died at home. In September a second inquest was carried out, which found that Mr Moore-Robinson’s death could easily have been prevented. His father, Frank, said he wanted answers…

Building site wall collapse kills man

Posted: 3 December 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A man was killed today (Wednesday 3 December) after a wall, which was under construction, collapsed onto him. The wall had been part of former pub in east London that was undergoing construction work to make way for new flats. The accident happened at around 9am. Emergency services were called immediately to the old Anchor and Hope pub on Westferry Road on the Isle of Dogs. Despite great efforts to resuscitate the victim, he died at the scene of the accident.  The man, believed to be in his thirties, died from…

Laundry firm fined over worker spinal injury

Posted: 19 November 2014

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Faulty Work Equipment, Leg Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A Telford-based laundry firm has been fined £8,000 after a worker suffered “serious injuries” from the machinery. 19-year-old Matthew Brown had been working at the Cleantex Ltd launderette when the accident happened. He had been retrieving clothing from one of the industrial machines when he became trapped, leaving him with serious leg and spinal injuries. Following the accident Mr Brown required emergency surgery on the 22nd October 2013. It was heard in court that he thought that the machine had stopped moving when he entered it to remove the clothing, but…

Bakery to compensate worker £4k after being struck in the head

Posted: 30 October 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A Premier Foods bakery in Trent Vale is to pay one of its workers £4,000 in compensation after he suffered a serious injury. Jonathan Wain was a mixing bay operator at the factory, and as part of weekend cleaning duties he had been asked to clean one of the ‘cages’ in the mixing bay. Whilst he was carrying out this task, a metal pipe fell and struck him on the head. It had been part of the cage but was not securely fixed in place. Mr Wain suffered a serious head injury…

Mother awarded £2.25m compensation for son's cerebral palsy

Posted: 9 October 2014

Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence

After a woman’s son was born prematurely after she was fitted with a contraceptive device during pregnancy, she has been awarded £2.25 million in compensation. Cian Bowen, now seven-years-old, was born with severe brain damage and now suffers with cerebral palsy even though his intellect is still intact. Ms Hughes’s case arose from the admitted negligence of the doctor who fitted her with an intrauterine device (IUD) or coil in March 2007 while she was fourteen weeks pregnant. After she was fitted with the contraceptive device she suffered from bleeding and…

Schools payout £1.5m in injury compensation

Posted: 30 September 2014

Posted in: Finger Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents

Over the last five years alone, Greater Manchester schools have paid out £1.5million in compensation to injured school children. With the majority of accidents stemming from ‘basic health and safety failings’, health and safety consultants argue that not enough is being done to protect children in schools. Accidents ranged from children being hit by falling goal posts to fingers being trapped in broken gates. Across Greater Manchester there was a total of 255 successful personal injury claims, more claims than Birmingham and Greater London put together. Of the ten boroughs in Greater…

Doctor was unaware patient had spleen rupture

Posted: 23 September 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A Stafford Hospital doctor discharged a patient with a ruptured spleen despite a paramedic classing his condition as “life-threatening”. 20-year-old John Moore-Robinson had gone to Stafford Hospital after he fell off his bike near his home in Sileby, Leicestershire. Even though the telecommunications engineer informed the hospital that he had a life-threatening condition prior to his arrival, the doctor that dealt with him said he only had bruised ribs and discharged him the following day. Mr Moore-Robinson died at home a few hours later. The doctor that treated Mr Moore-Robinson, Dr Girish…

Welder survives life-threatening accident

Posted: 29 August 2014

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A welder from Birmingham has won a five-figure payout after he survived a life-threatening accident at his workplace in 2011. 48-year-old Alan Bailey had been operating a grinder on a piece of steel when the accident happened. It was heard that the equipment kicked back, slicing his throat. Medical experts said that he was “millimeters from dying”. The accident happened in August 2011, which left Mr Bailey with serious physical and psychological injuries. Despite the fact that he was wearing full protective clothing, he was “literally millimeters from suffering an injury which…

Worker wins £40k compensation for hand injury

Posted: 28 August 2014

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A worker who injured his hand while operating an aluminium-rolling machine has won £40,000 in compensation.  Robert Gibbons, from Wallsend, had been operating a machine used to roll aluminium sheeting into shape when his hand became caught in the rollers. His right hand, which is also his dominant hand, was left seriously fractured and deformed. Mr Gibbons worked for Alnmaritec, a boatbuilding company, when the accident happened. The machine he had been operating, a Flat Bar Pyramid Rolls machine, was controlled using a foot pedal. The machine was meant to stop…

Father's poor DIY causes child death

Posted: 26 August 2014

Posted in: Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A toddler was killed earlier this year after her father failed to safely install a fire surround in their house, which fell and crushed her to death. 2-year-old Trinity Coward had been swinging on the fire surround when it fell on top of her on the 6th of July. The surround had been attached to the wall with glue, an adhesive not strong enough to secure the heavy stone surround. At the Norwich-based hearing, Coroner Jacqueline Lake said that the young girl’s death had highlighted “the dangers of carrying out…

Police officer attacked by dog

Posted: 24 August 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A dog is to be destroyed after it attacked a police officer during a criminal investigation. The Staffordshire Bull Terrier/Shar Pei cross, called Dodger, lunged and bit the officer on both legs, causing serious injury. Despite a 100-signature “save the dog” petition, the dog is to be destroyed. The owner of Dodger, 55-year-old Julie Cooper, has been ordered to pay £800 compensation to the injured police officer after pleading guilty to owning a dog that was dangerously out of control and caused injury. Magistrates ordered the dog to be destroyed, with…

Illegal dog causes injury to owner's friend

Posted: 9 August 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Hand Injuries, Personal Injury

A man that had been walking an illegal fighting dog in public claimed that he did not know that the dog was dangerous. Sean Mills (38) had been looking after his friend’s dog when it attacked another dog while out on a walk. Mr Mills had been walking Kaydee on the 28th of December when the accident happened, seriously injuring the other dog and himself. Mr Mills attempted to break up the fight and injured his own hand as a result. Kaydee, a pit bull terrier, was found to already be subject…

Council pays out £1.5m in personal injury compensation

Posted: 5 August 2014

Posted in: Personal Injury

New figures have revealed that in the last four years, Sutton Council has paid out just under £1.5million in compensation. The figure was released following a Freedom of Information request, detailing every payout since 2010.  With personal injury claims making up a large portion of the overall figure, insurance claims on vehicle damage also contribute greatly to the overall compensation bill. Sutton Council has had to make cuts in order to reduce the annual budget (£152m) by £40m. Despite these cuts, the figures continue to show that the council is consistently paying…

Prison officer's ear bitten off by inmate

Posted: 1 August 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A prison officer at HMP Nottingham had part of his ear bitten off by a prisoner earlier this week; only a few months after the authorities raised staff safety concerns. The incident happened on Wednesday at around 09:30. An ambulance was called to the Category B prison immediately after the accident happened, which transported the officer to the Queen’s Medical Centre. Having been discharged from the hospital, the officer will continue to receive treatment. In April of this year Nottingham Prison was branded “dangerous” as a result of overcrowding, budget cuts and…

Man in Ireland awarded £6m in compensation after car accident

Posted: 26 July 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A man in Northern Ireland is due to receive around £6million in compensation after he suffered life-changing injuries in a car accident. The 25-year-old – who cannot be named for legal reasons – sustained brain injuries and numerous broken bones in the accident. He had only been a passenger in the car when it swerved into a field in 2007. The driver of the car was jailed following the accident for causing injury through dangerous driving. The case has been noted as one of the largest cases of its kind, with damages only…

How is war veteran limb-loss compensation calculated?

Posted: 4 June 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury, Armed Forces Injuries, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries

The UK currently provides medical care, physical therapy and the necessary prosthetics for military servicemen injured in the line of duty. The UK, and the US, also provides compensation to veterans who have lost a limb; however, the question is frequently asked, how are these compensation rates determined? Meagan Lutz, a public affairs specialist with the Veteran’s Administration, said that it is a difficult and complicated sum to calculate, as all personal injuries affect people differently. However, the general premise is that compensation is based on an estimated average of how much…

Heinz worker has hand sliced off by unguarded machine

Posted: 19 May 2014

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Faulty Work Equipment, Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries

The food giant Heinz has been fined after an engineer had his hand sliced off by a potato-peeling machine. The worker suffered “life-changing injuries” in the accident that could easily have been avoided at the Heinz factory in Norfolk. 49-year-old Alec Brackenbury had been servicing the machine at the company’s Westwick plant in Worstead when the accident happened last June. Mr Brackenbury is unable to work, drive or carry out many of his day-to-day duties as a result of the accident. The company received a fine of £50,000 at Norwich Magistrates’…

Border staff receive £20k repetitive strain injury compensation

Posted: 12 May 2014

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Repetitive Strain Injury, Shoulder Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Recent figures have revealed that border workers are claiming thousands of pounds in compensation every year for repetitive strain injuries. It has been found that dozens of staff are suing the Home Office with claims of injury caused by leaning out of the windows to check passports in France. This follows a compensation payout made to two Border workers, claiming they had “Calais shoulder”, a repetitive strain injury in the neck and shoulders, which saw them awarded with £20,000 compensation. Repetitive Strain Injuries are caused by repetitive overuse of muscles, nerves…

Police officer receives compensation for dog attack

Posted: 31 March 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Foot Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A Sussex police officer has been awarded compensation after a dog bit him while on duty. Figures were recently released as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, which detailed the claims made by Sussex Police over the last three years. Alongside the dog bite, another officer received compensation for slipping on a wet floor, and a third officer contracted hepatitis A. One officer was awarded with compensation for a bullet-casing burn, receiving £500 compensation after the claim was settled out of court. The incident happened in Gatwick in January of…

5-year-old receives compensation for nursery injury

Posted: 15 March 2014

Posted in: Finger Injuries, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents

A 5-year-old girl has been awarded with compensation after getting her finger trapped in a door at nursery when she was just 8-months-old. Mackenzie Miller, from Amble, got her finger caught in a fire door at Brambles Childcare Centre in 2009. A judge at Morpeth County Court ruled that the nursery had a duty of care, and ordered them to compensate the young girl for her injury. Mackenzie has been left with a deformed finger as a result of the accident. Mackenzie had been following a teacher through the fire door when…

School injury claims at an all-time high

Posted: 9 March 2014

Posted in: Finger Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents

Over the last year alone, Bradford Council has seen personal injury claims concerning injured pupils almost double.  With claims ranging from children tripping over chairs to children being hit by a swinging school bell, Bradford Council has been bombarded by claims in the past financial year. One teaching union said that the figures were a reflection of our “compensation culture”. 2012/13 saw 25 claims being made against the local authority, yet none of which actually led to payouts. The figures were released as a result of a request under the Freedom of…

2-year-old and woman found on street in critical condition

Posted: 19 February 2014

Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A two-year-old girl has died and a woman has suffered serious injuries after the pair were discovered unconscious on a street in Bradford yesterday. West Yorkshire Police are urging people to come forward with any available information.  The couple were found on Delamere Street behind a property on Tuesday morning. Both were in a critical condition and were taken immediately to hospital: the 2-year-old girl died shortly after reaching the hospital. The woman, believed to be in her late thirties, is still in hospital receiving treatment for her injuries and remains in…

£4.5m payout to 10-year-old for brain injury at birth

Posted: 31 January 2014

Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence

Colchester Hospital has agreed to payout £4.5m to a young girl who suffered a “catastrophic brain injury” shortly after being born at the hospital. It was heard at The High Court that numerous mistakes were made during Samantha Singleton-Parkes’s birth in December 2003. The young girl now suffers from cerebral palsy and will spend the rest of her life requiring around the clock care. Samantha, who now lives with her family in Brightlingsea in Essex, is due to receive a lump sum and annual payments. Even though the accident happened 10 years…

Injury centre for jockeys to open later in the year

Posted: 20 January 2014

Posted in: Personal Injury, Sporting Injuries

After councillors approved the building of a centre for injured jockeys earlier this year, work on the £3m rehabilitation centre has officially begun. The Jack Berry House, in Malton in North Yorkshire, is expected to open later in the year to accommodate jockeys who have sustained severe injuries while involved in the sport. The project is being funded by the Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) and is set to provide treatment and respite to assist jockeys towards a speedy recovery. The centre will contain a gym, hydrotherapy pool, multiple treatment rooms and…

24/7 air ambulance service launched

Posted: 20 December 2013

Posted in: Personal Injury

The South East of England has seen the launch of Britain’s first ever air ambulance that will be in action 24/7. The helicopter, which will operate from Redhill, will allow an additional 500 patients to be treated every year in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The air ambulance has extended its service to ensure that patients can be treated overnight, with their previous service only running between the hours of 07:00 and 19:00. The ambulance will be in operation 365 days a year with two pilots, a paramedic and a specialist doctor onboard. Between…

Two quarry deaths have been confirmed as accidental

Posted: 14 November 2013

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

After two young men died within a week of each other at a Worcestershire quarry, their deaths have been declared accidental. The two young men both found themselves facing difficulties when trying to swim to the other side on separate occasions. 17-year-old Russell O’Neill died at Gullet Quarry on the 6th of July, and Justas Juzenas, aged 22, died on the 12th of July. Coroner Roland Wooderson recorded the verdicts of the deaths at Hereford Town Hall. The inquest heard that Russell had been with friends at the time of the incident. They…

Killer surgeon attempts to resume practice

Posted: 7 November 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

After a surgeon from Blackpool Victoria Hospital was issued with a 21-month suspended sentence in 2004, after admitting to manslaughter, he has applied to be a doctor again. Steven Walker was issued with the 21-month suspended sentence following the death of 71-year-old patient Dorothy McPhee through medical negligence. The General Medical Council then struck him off after he pleaded guilty to the negligence in 2005. The General Medical Council told media that it was “rare” for doctors or surgeons to be completely removed from the medical register and to then be restored…

999 response time shortened with launch of new cars

Posted: 20 October 2013

Posted in: Personal Injury

After East Midlands Ambulance Service was fined £3.5m in May for failing to meet national target response times, a fleet of new cars has been launched to significantly shorten response times and save lives. With the national target aiming for 95% of life-threatening emergencies to be reached within 19 minutes, the East Midlands Ambulance Service failed to meet this target by over 3% in 2012-13.  Earlier in the month the EMAS launched a campaign by putting adverts on their vehicles to warn people about making unnecessary 999 calls, arguing that unnecessary…

Military honours for 21-year-old who saved colleagues despite back injury

Posted: 6 October 2013

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Armed Forces Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

21-year-old Ben Taylor from Shropshire has been awarded a military honour after he risked his life in Afghanistan to save his colleagues. The young roofer and army reservist had originally joined the army because he “fancied a challenge”, which was achieved when he battled for 40 minutes with a severe back injury to rescue his colleagues from an upturned vehicle that was submerged in a canal. The vehicle accident occurred during his first operational visit to Afghanistan, as he became a top cover gunner in a Mastiff armoured vehicle with the…

Network Rail to be sentenced after worker death

Posted: 11 September 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Head and Brain Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Network Rail has pleaded guilty to a health and safety breach after 64-year-old Malcolm Slater died while repairing power lines. Mr. Slater had been working on the line between Norwich and London in 2008 when he fell 15ft (4.5m) onto the tracks below. The court heard that Network Rail had failed to provide workers with safe equipment, as previous overloading had weakened the hoist that they were using. Network Rail had already admitted to similar failures in past hearings, as the equipment provided for lifting their employees was unsafe.   The court heard…

Ambulance trust responsible for death of baby

Posted: 21 August 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Wrongful & Accidental Death

17-week-old Bella Hellings’ parents blame the ambulance trust for the death of their child, after an ambulance took 26 minutes to reach the home following their 999 call. A report has found that the ambulance trust made a “significant number of operational errors” when handling the child’s case. Bella’s mother, Amy Carter, phoned 999 in March, after realising that Bella was having a fit and had stopped breathing.  After an ambulance eventually arrived 26 minutes later, it proceeded to get lost on countless occasions during their return to West Suffolk…

14-year-old saved after being dragged out to sea

Posted: 14 August 2013

Posted in: Personal Injury

A fourteen-year-old girl was saved after being dragged out to sea by a very powerful rip tide off the north coast of Norfolk yesterday. She had been on a sandbar with a friend at Sea Palling on Tuesday afternoon when the strong current pulled her away. Lifeguard Max Moore (19) luckily spotted the accident and swam out to sea to rescue the pair (164ft). After the young girl was towed back to land another lifeguard, George Griffin, helped perform first aid. Her friend was able to return to land unaided. The RNLI said…

Safety failures caused two factory deaths

Posted: 24 July 2013

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

In December 2010, two engineers lost their lives after being dragged into machinery at a Merseyside chipboard factory. An inquest found that the deaths were down to a failure in following factory procedures. The inquest jury concluded that the tragedies could have been prevented had the engineers been trained on how to use the machinery properly and safely. James Bibby and Thomas Elmer died from the major injuries sustained when they were dragged into a conveyor belt at the Sonae chipboard factory in Kirkby. The jury said, in a narrative verdict, that…

Tyre importance re-evaluated following Bestival crash deaths

Posted: 17 July 2013

Posted in: Bus Accidents, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Following a fatal crash last September, a coroner is to urge the government to re-evaluate the dangers of ignored vehicle tyre age. The crash involved a coach returning from the popular music festival on the Isle of Wight, when one of the 20-year-old tyres burst on the busy A3 in Surrey. Three of the passengers were killed and the others sustained serious injuries. The driver, Colin Daulby (63) and passengers Kerry Odgen (23) and Michael Molloy (18) were killed in the road traffic accident. The Merseypride Travel coach was full of friends who…

Pelvic and Hip Injury in Bradford – Claim Compensation

Posted in: Hip Injuries, Personal Injury

If you have suffered an injury to either your pelvis or your hip, following an accident that was not your fault, then you may be entitled to bring a claim for compensation, and you should contact Accident Claims Bradford. You can injure your hip or pelvis in any number of ways from an accident at work such as a slip, trip or fall to a road traffic accident or a sports injury. The injuries that could be sustained to the hip or pelvis following such an accident are numerous and could be…

Injury To The Senses Bradford

Posted in: Personal Injury

Any loss to the senses, be it your eyesight, hearing, sense of touch, taste, or smell can be life changing. If this loss has been caused by an accident or the negligence of a third party, then the victim could be entitled to bring a compensation claim against that party. The amount of compensation that will be awarded will depend on the seriousness of the injury, and will be greater if the accident results in the total and permanent loss of one or more senses. The senses can be injured…

Eye Injury Claims

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury

If you have suffered an eye injury, you may be entitled to claim compensation. If you describe the circumstances of your personal injury to us at Accident Claims Bradford, then we will be able to assess the strength of your claim and, ultimately, tell you whether you have a case. Eye injuries can be serious enough to lead to complete or partial blindness, or can only cause temporary discomfort. Eye injuries can be caused by many factors. Examples include glass fragments entering the eyes as the result of a road traffic accident,…

Woman injured in gas explosion at home

Posted: 28 June 2013

Posted in: Personal Injury

After a domestic gas explosion caused six injuries in Jarrow only a few days ago, another has now had a similar outcome in Barrow. Both believed to have been caused by gas leaks, it would appear that this is becoming only too common an occurrence. Are gas companies to blame for this reoccurring problem? The blast happened this morning (Wednesday) in the kitchen of a home on Ainslie Street in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The explosion demolished the entire kitchen of the property, also starting a small fire. Only one woman was injured in…

Ashbury Chocolates fined £5,000 following worker's severed finger

Posted: 20 June 2013

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Finger Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Ashbury Chocolates, a chocolate making company from Corby, Northamptonshire, has been fined £5,000 after an employee’s finger was severed when cleaning the machinery. After the company admitted to breaching equipment regulations at Kettering Magistrates’ Court, they were fined £5,000, on top of which they had to pay costs of £3,500 and a victim surcharge of £15.  Joao Countinho, aged 41 from Peterborough, was cleaning the part of the machine which pipes liquid chocolate into moulds, called the depositor, on the 29th of February last year. Prosecutors say he reached up to…

Accident Claim Solicitors in Bradford

Posted in: Personal Injury

If you have suffered an injury in the last three years, you may be able to claim compensation. The amount you are able to claim depends on the type and severity of your injury. Accident Claims Bradford‘s solicitors ** can help you get the compensation you are entitled to. Contact us for more information in making a personal injury claim in Bradford. Food Poisoning INDUSTRIAL INJURIES Injuries to the Senses Injury in Public — Slips, Trips & Falls OFFICE INJURIES Oil Rig Injuries ROAD TRAFFIC Accidents Injuries WORKPLACE Injuries Workplace Burn Injuries…

Waste industry dangers highlighted in court

Posted: 18 April 2013

Posted in: Arm Injury, Faulty Work Equipment, Workplace Injuries

A Lincoln man suffered life-changing injuries because of a series of safety failings at the waste recycling plant where he worked in Scunthorpe, a court has heard. The 25-year-old worker had his arm severed when he tried to clear a blockage on a conveyor forming part of a metal sorting line. The man was in hospital for a week but surgeons were unable to reattach the arm. He has been unable to return to work since the incident. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which investigated, prosecuted the company after…

Businessman's safety failures led to worker's injury

Posted: 3 April 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A South London businessman and his company have been prosecuted for safety breaches after a worker narrowly escaped being crushed by a collapsing load of stone slabs. The two-tonne set of ten slabs fell from the side of a lorry as workmen were trying to unload them at a workshop. Employee Radoslaw Samson was on the trailer with a colleague having removed the packaging supporting the slabs so each could be removed individually by a forklift truck. As he altered a clamp at the end of a lifting arm attached…

Bar Council expresses concerns with DBA Regulations

Posted: 12 March 2013

Posted in: Personal Injury

The Bar Council has again called on the Ministry of Justice to correct a number of deficiencies in the Conditional Fee Agreements (CFA) Order and Damages-based Agreements (DBA) Regulations, commonly referred to as No Win, No Fee. The Bar Council has continued to express serious concerns about both the draft CFA Order and the draft DBA Regulations which, if agreed to in their current form, will seriously undermine Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations and reduce access to justice, especially with personal injury claims. It has highlighted problems with the current drafting…

Engineering firm fined after worker loses finger

Posted: 6 March 2013

Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment, Finger Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A Leicester engineering company has been fined after an employee’s finger was crushed in machinery. Benjamin Asare was using a pneumatic press to insert bearings into their housings when the ram came down onto his right hand. His index finger was crushed and had to be amputated. Due to on-going problems related to his injuries he has not been able to return to work. A Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation into the incident found that the ram of the machine was running significantly faster than it should – an…

Halifax worker left disabled by crush injuries

Posted: 19 February 2013

Posted in: Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A West Yorkshire firm has been sentenced for serious safety failings after a worker was left with life-threatening injuries when a 6.5 tonnes steel beam toppled onto his back. The weight of the beam crushed his spine and torso, leaving him with irreversible spinal and nerve damage. The worker was in hospital for five months. Although he regained some movement in his legs, he is largely confined to a wheelchair, still needs intensive therapy and is unlikely to be able to work again. The company pleaded guilty to breaching Section…

How Much Compensation Am I Entitled To?

Posted in: Personal Injury

The compensation you are entitled to depends on a number of factors, such as the extent and severity of your injuries. The impact on your life. Your ability to earn a living, loss of career prospects and earnings, loss of pension entitlements. As well as the impact on your family and associated care costs. Injury Claims Lawyers — Your Experts In Bradford There are many factors to take into account, and our personal injury lawyers are very experienced in determining the full extent of your compensation entitlement. We guide you…

Steel firm sentenced for safety failings after worker injured

Posted: 24 January 2013

Posted in: Foot Injuries, Leg Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A Barnsley firm has admitted safety failings that led to one of its workers being struck on his back by a large steel girder. The employee narrowly escaped being crushed by the girder and instead was knocked to the floor when it hit him from behind. He suffered severe bruising and soft tissue damage to his foot and lower leg in the incident. Magistrates heard that the worker had brought two girders into the workshop and placed them on powered rollers at the start of a shotblasting and painting line.…

Burton builder fined after chainsaw injures contractor

Posted: 18 December 2012

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Hand Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A Burton upon Trent builder has been fined for dangerous working practices and for failing to report an incident after a Derbyshire worker seriously injured his hand on a chainsaw. The worker caught his left hand on the moving teeth of the machine after it snagged during work to cut felled trees. His thumb was cut to the bone, breaking the joint, and he also injured his fingers. He was unable to work for six weeks. Stafford Magistrates Court heard that in March 2012 the worker had been sub-contracted to…

New industry accreditation for medical experts reporting on Personal Injury Claims

Posted: 11 December 2012

Posted in: Personal Injury

Two of the UK’s main medico legal reporting agencies have developed a new ‘kite mark’ of independence for medical experts. Premex Group and Premier Medical Group have endorsed the newly created Certificate in Medical Reporting, so that instructing parties receive the added reassurance of an accreditation promising the very highest standards and professional integrity of those to whom it is awarded. Medical professionals seeking the accreditation must complete one or two modules depending upon their expert speciality. The first module confirms that the expert fully understands the Civil Procedure Rules…

Will I Have To Go To Court?

Posted in: Personal Injury

Accident Claims Bradford often get asked by their claimant clients whether they will have to go to court when they make a claim. The first thing to remember is that very few claims actually make it as far as the courts. In most cases claimants are guided on their prospects by their personal injury solicitors** when they take the case on and if strong will usually be settled out of court by way of negotiations between the two sets of solicitors**. Settlements are encouraged by the courts and failure to settle prior…

Whiplash Injury Compensation for Accidents in Bradford

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

It is important that you contact our personal injury solicitors** at Accident Claims Bradford if you have suffered a whiplash injury as a result of a road traffic accident or otherwise. Failing to do so as soon as possible may result in you being unable to claim the maximum amount of compensation to which you may be entitled. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled – if you fulfil the necessary criteria – to make a claim for injury arising from a motor accident in Bradford to the Claims Portal. You…

Spinal Injury Compensation

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

Spinal injuries have the potential to be one of the most serious types of trauma possible, and often have life-changing consequences for both individuals and their families. A spinal injury can affect any part of the body and can result in permanent disability or other mobility issues. If you have suffered from spinal injuries, it is important that you contact Accident Claims Bradford to discuss your circumstances, and determine whether you are entitled to compensation. Spinal injuries most commonly arise as the result of a road traffic accident. For example, you may…

Shoulder Injury Compensation

Posted in: Personal Injury, Shoulder Injuries

If you have developed a shoulder injury as the consequence of the negligence of an individual or other third party, you may be entitled to claim shoulder injury compensation. You should contact our personal injury solicitors** for Bradford, who will be able to provide you with more information. Shoulder injuries may be the outcome of a slip, trip or fall, or you may have had an injury at work. Alternatively, perhaps you have injured your shoulder in a road traffic accident or whilst playing sport. However, the injury has been…

Psychiatric Injury Compensation

Posted in: Personal Injury

As accidents can be personal and traumatic experiences, the resulting injuries can be both physical and psychiatric. Accordingly, if you have suffered injuries following an accident that was not your fault, then you can make a personal injury compensation claim for both your physical injuries and your psychiatric injuries. Provided your psychiatric illness is recognised, rather than you simply being upset or distressed (unless they are symptoms of a recognised psychiatric illness). You can even make a claim as a secondary victim (i.e. where you witness an accident involving a…

Compensation for Paralysis

Posted in: Personal Injury

If you or a relative have been injured which has resulted in paralysis, you may be able to make a claim for compensation. After seeking medical help, you should contact Accident Claims Bradford. We will give you legal guidance on how to make a claim for compensation. The compensation that you may be awarded will help you pay for the costs of the treatment required to cure your paralysis, as well as any loss of earnings that you may suffer when you take time off work. Therefore, it is important that you…

Neck Injuries Compensation

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Personal Injury

The neck is both important and fragile. It supports the head, controls body movement and provides a passage for air, food, and water to reach the rest of the body through the esophagus. Neck injuries can easily happen upon any impact or fall, and the resulting damage can be extremely serious. Neck Injury Accident Claims If you have injured your neck following an accident that was not your fault, then you could be entitled to make a compensation claim against the negligent party, regardless of the severity of the damage.…

Lung Disease Compensation

Posted in: Personal Injury

Lung diseases are often caused by occupational hazards. If you have suffered a lung disease through the course of your employment, then you could be entitled to claim compensation against your employer. This is because employers have a legal duty of care towards the health and safety of their employees. The occupations that are most at risk of suffering from lung disease are the following: Building and Construction Laboratory Work Textiles Horticulture Metalworking Coalminers Farmers Lung diseases are usually caused by inhaling harmful substances which stay in the lungs (sometimes…

Leg Injury Compensation

Posted in: Leg Injuries, Personal Injury

If you have injured your leg in an accident that was not your fault, then you could be entitled to claim compensation against that responsible party. Compensation is awarded for leg injuries because the legs are vital parts of the body. The amount of compensation you can claim will depend on the seriousness of the leg injury. Whether your claim is for something minor such as bruising, muscle, ligament, and tendon damage or major injuries such as breakages and injuries requiring amputation. Typically, leg injury compensation will fall within the…

I Might Have Been Partly To Blame – Can I Still Claim? (Contributory Negligence)

Posted in: Personal Injury

There is a big difference between being partly to blame and wholly to blame for an accident and suffering injuries as a result. If you are not to blame at all or are only partly to blame (contributory negligence), then you can make a claim for compensation. If you are wholly to blame, then you cannot claim compensation because you cannot sue yourself. Should you be partly to blame, even though you can make a contributory negligence claim for compensation. The amount you will be able to claim will be…

Head Injury Claims

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury

You probably do not need to be told that if you suffer an injury to the head, the results could be severe. Accordingly, a head injury, regardless of whether it is minor or major, could result in a large compensation claim. Head wounds can result in both physical and / or mental injuries, and compensation can be claimed for both. Compensation for Head Injuries The following are some examples of when you could make a head injury compensation claim: Injury sustained following a road traffic accident Slips, trips and falls…

Compensation for an Arm Injury in Bradford

Posted in: Arm Injury, Personal Injury

If you have injured your arm in an accident that was not your fault, then you could be entitled to claim compensation. When talking about compensation for an arm injury, this is not restricted to one area, such as the upper arm or the lower arm. You can make a claim for either the upper arm or the lower arm, or both. Compensation claims can also be made for a personal injury to the wrist, the hand, and the fingers. Arm Injury Accident Claims Arm injuries can be caused in…

Can I Claim on Behalf of a Deceased Family Member?

Posted in: Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death

If a member of your family suffered a fatal injury as a result of an accident or medical negligence, you may still be able to claim compensation. It is important that if you believe you are entitled to claim compensation for a deceased relative, you contact Accident Claims Bradford to carry out an assessment. We will tell you whether any compensation will be payable, and whether that can be offered on a no win, no fee* basis. Fatal Accident Compensation Claiming compensation on behalf of a deceased family member is often referred…

Are There Time Limits To Making A Personal Injury Claim?

Posted in: Personal Injury

As with most areas of law, personal injury claims carry a certain time limit. It is important that you seek legal help from our solicitors ** for Bradford as soon as possible if you have suffered an injury and want to make a personal injury claim. One of the main reasons for this is that the time limits to making a personal injury claim vary depending on the specifics of the particular claim. Seeking guidance from a personal injury expert will minimise the risk of you missing any of the…