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Death and Fatal Accident Compensation

Posted in: Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Accidental deaths are mostly sudden and totally devastate a family with no warning. This leaves those close to the deceased with a crushing sense of sadness, confusion, anger, and worry. Not only do the bereaved have to suffer the emotional distress of the Fatal Accident, but also the financial strain such a loss can take. All of this, whilst those responsible hope to get off scot-free. Claim compensation for the accidental death of a loved one in Bristol. We give your family the justice the deceased deserves, whilst compensating you…

Chest Injury Claim Solicitors of Bristol

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 Bristol personal injury solicitors** can be there to help you get the maximum compensation possible.  If you – or in the event of accidental death,…

Claim compensation for a Personal Injury in Bristol.

Posted in: Personal Injury

If you have suffered a personal injury that was not your fault, we can help you claim the compensation you deserve. The team at Accident Claims Bristol can offer our services on a No Win, No Fee* basis, giving you piece of mind when seeking legal help after an accident. Our panel of personal injury solicitors not only help the people of Bristol seek compensation, but also the care required to recover. Contact us today to begin your claim on 01174 534 375^ – we’re here to help. What Personal Injuries Can I Claim…

Violent inmate launches vicious attack on prison officer

Posted: 1 May 2016

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

A senior prison officer, who was working in the Segregation Unit at HMP Swaleside in Kent’s Eastchurch, has finally received compensation following being forced out of his job due to a violent attack by an inmate. Iain Fleming suffered horrendous physical injuries as well as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) whilst working in the canteen. An inmate lunged at one of his colleagues brandishing two sharpened plastic knives, and attempted to stab him in the head. Mr Fleming rushed to restrain the inmate and found himself instead being stabbed and attacked. The inmate stabbed the…

Leeds couple win compensation following honeymoon road traffic accident

Posted: 22 April 2016

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Bus Accidents, Hand Injuries, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A couple from Leeds have been awarded compensation following a head-on collision whilst on tour in Italy. The couple, Angela and Simon Howland, were on the holiday of a lifetime, cruising the Mediterranean when the collision occurred. Their tour bus was travelling between Sorrento and Pompeii and was travelling through a tunnel when it was forced to swerve to avoid a head on collision with another vehicle. The bus, which was transporting tourists from the cruise, then crashed into the tunnel wall, causing substantial personal injury to the driver and many…

Laser hair removal treatment severely burns client

Posted: 4 April 2016

Posted in: Arm Injury, Leg Injuries, Medical Negligence, Negligent Cosmetic Surgery

A claimant has won £5,000 in compensation after sustaining burns to her arms and legs after receiving hair removal laser treatment. The woman had gone to a beauty salon to have several areas of her body lasered, including her lower legs and arms, which left her with visible burn marks upon completion of the treatment. It was subsequently discovered that the beautician carrying out the treatment had turned the power of the laser too high, resulting in the burns. Report confirmed that the laser had been misused When the salon…

Faulty tumble dryer causes two deaths

Posted: 7 March 2016

Posted in: Personal Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Manufacturer, Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd, have been ordered to supply information regarding any known problems with a tumble dryer which ignited in a flat in Llanrwst killing two people. 39-year-old Doug McTavish and 19-year-old Bernard Hender lost their lives when the dryer caught fire in the early hours of the morning of 1 October 2014.  Attending a pre-inquest review in Ruthin on Monday was Garry Lloyd Jones who was the sole survivor of the fire. Mr Lloyd Jones, a funeral director from the Conwy Valley, was Mr Hender’s partner and…

Vicious dog attack causes serious injury

Posted: 2 March 2016

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Neck Injuries

A 33-year-old Yorkshire man has been rushed to hospital following a vicious dog attack in the Gleadless area yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the area when it was reported that a Staffordshire bull-terrier cross-breed dog had mauled the man, who is as yet unnamed, inflicting injuries that a neighbour described as “terrible”. He said: “I’ve never seen anything like it in my life”.  The victim has sustained serious injuries to his neck and was rushed to hospital, where his condition is being described as critical. A spokesman from South Yorkshire Police…

Woman killed in wrong-side-of-the-road accident

Posted: 1 March 2016

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

Cumbrian woman, Kathleen Bellas, 54, from Shap was killed outright on 12 January by a foreign driver driving on the wrong side of the road. Carlisle Crown Court heard how Ms Bellas’ Ford Focus collided with a lorry in an early morning road crash, and 52-year-old Adam Rybicki admits that he was in the wrong. The collision took place on the A6. Mr Rybicki, who was uninjured by the collision, will face sentencing in March and has been remanded on bail on the condition that he stays at a Luton…

North Bristol NHS trust fined £1.2m for failing to achieve surgery targets

Posted: 15 February 2016

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Spine & Back Injuries

North Bristol NHS Trust’s Bristol Southmead Hospital has been fined £1.2 million for consistently failing to achieve NHS targets to carry out specialist spinal surgery. The NHS requires that patients requiring specialist spinal surgery should be treated within 18 weeks, however Bristol Southmead Hospital was found to be keeping patients waiting for more than a year. The hospital has acknowledged the problem and stated that increased referral numbers coupled with a lack of specialist staff was the cause of the problem. The fine, imposed by NHS England, comes further to a specific…

Disability support worker guilty of assaulting autistic woman

Posted: 31 January 2016

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Medical Negligence, Neck Injuries

Support worker Rachel Portsmouth has been found guilty of placing her hands around the neck of 20-year-old Chante Johnson and of hitting her with a slipper. Chante who has special needs and requires 24 hour care is a resident at Pegasus School, in Caldwell. She suffers from severe autism and has great difficulty communicating. She has no decision making capacity and a very limited awareness of danger. She can also be prone to violent outbursts. The offence took place on 21 February 2015. “This was a very severe matter” 40-year-old Portsmouth from Sycamore Road,…

£225K medical negligence compensation over misdiagnosis

Posted: 26 December 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Spine & Back Injuries

A lorry driver has been awarded £225K in compensation after GPs on two separate occasions failed to identify Cauda Equina Syndrome. 54-year-old Martyn Wall injured his back five years ago while repositioning road signs from his lorry. When he attended his GP practice, however, he was told it was muscle strain and was prescribed basic painkillers. Due to the delay in treatment for the Cauda Equina Syndrome – a crippling back condition affecting the nerve roots of the spinal canal – Mr Wall has been left in constant pain and…

Hospital trust fined over patient deaths

Posted: 20 December 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

An NHS trust has been fined after it was discovered that basic errors caused the deaths of four patients. The trust that previously ran Stafford Hospital, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, admitted four charges relating to the deaths of elderly people between 2005 and 2014.  Where the trust was originally fined £500,000 for the “blunders”, the Department of Health has agreed to cover the fine, and additional £35,000 in costs, seeing as the trust is now defunct and has no funds. Injected with penicillin despite allergy warnings The case was…

Season's Greetings from the Bristol No Win No Fee Team

Posted: 3 December 2015

Posted in: Personal Injury

On behalf of the whole team at Bristol Personal Injury, I would like to wish you a Happy Christmas, and season’s greetings moving in to the New Year, 2016. Personally it’s been a very exciting year here with the team, as we’ve helped countless people in the area with personal injury claims, and have helped them to get back on their feet financially. We of course would never wish injury or an accident on anyone, but it’s an unfortunate fact of our work that many people do need us from…

Man rescues child from dog attack

Posted: 30 November 2015

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Head and Brain Injuries

A Leicestershire Crown Court judge has praised a man after saving a four-year-old child from a serious dog attack. It was heard that the dog had clamped its jaws on the young girl’s face, so the man wrestled the dog off her and managed to tether it. It was heard that the Staffordshire bull terrier, Bullet, had escaped from its owner’s garden and attacked a few of the children playing in the street. Andrei Ghitoaica witnessed the dog attack after hearing screams of distress from the young girl’s mother who…

Maternity staff errors cause baby death

Posted: 16 November 2015

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

A hospital trust has admitted to errors that resulted in the death of a newborn baby earlier this year. The baby girl died only two days after being born, with an investigation finding that she would have survived had her mother been given a caesarean section sooner. Delilah Hubbard died on 9 March in Leicester Royal Infirmary’s neonatal unit. The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust admitted to a number of failings that led to the death of the baby. The mother, 25-year-old Clara Bassford, had been classed as a…

Brain damage victim wins damages after car accident

Posted: 14 October 2015

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

A 24-year-old man from East London has been awarded damages after a car accident left him with life-changing injuries. Jack Mitchell had been studying to become an electrician when he was injured in a crash six years ago. It was heard that Mr Mitchell had been a front seat passenger when the driver, his friend, swerved to avoid a fox in March 2009. His lawyer described the crash as a “horrific collision”. Severe behavioural and personality difficulties The accident left Mr Mitchell with a number of injuries, including multiple fractures…

Mother calls for improved rugby safety following son’s brain damage

Posted: 25 September 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence, Sporting Injuries

Passionate rugby player David Griffiths was only 16-years-old when he suffered permanent brain damage during a rugby match. The incident left him with severe memory, behavioural and concentration issues, to the extent that he required around-the-clock care. 13 years after the accident, devastated mother Mandy Griffiths has had her voice heard as she fights to see better safety precautions put in place at youth-level rugby. The incident happened when Mr Griffiths had been playing scrum-half for Pill Harriers RFC. He took a knock to the head, but continued to play.…

Will You Be Able to Pay Your Mortgage or Bills After a Personal Injury or Accident?

Posted: 10 September 2015

Posted in: Personal Injury

Did you know that you can get mortgage protection insurance that will help and support you if you should ever become injured at work, become ill, or lose your job? If you are in the process of making a personal injury claim with our panel of solicitors, then we would also suggest that you explore the possibilities of income protection insurance so that you have the peace of mind in knowing your mortgage is covered in all eventualities. What is income or mortgage protection insurance? It’s a policy that will…

School accidents and abuse costing half a million pounds in compensation

Posted: 7 September 2015

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

According to figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request, councils across the country have paid out almost half a million pounds to injured pupils in the last three years. Payouts included £21,845 to a student who suffered a playground injury due to ‘inadequate supervision’, and £13,358 to a pupil who suffered injury after having their foot trapped in a defective door. The largest payout went to a group of pupils over “sexual abuse by teacher”. A total of £426,283 was paid out by Suffolk County Council, with a spokeswoman…

Warehouse worker wins damages after fall from height causes him to lose leg

Posted: 30 August 2015

Posted in: Falls from Heights, Foot Injuries, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A warehouse worker from Plymouth has been awarded more than £500,000 in compensation after falling from a height, causing him to have his leg amputated. 47-year-old Mark Jeffery fell while cleaning out the guttering of his employer’s Plymouth-based premises ten years ago, leaving him with a shattered leg, ankle and foot. Following a total of thirteen operations to recover his leg, eight years later Mr Jeffery was forced to have his lower leg amputated. Before his accident, Mr Jeffery was described as a ‘fit and active man’, always taking part…

Audience member wins damages following set collapse

Posted: 24 August 2015

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries

An audience member of the production Fuerzabruta has been awarded compensation after the set collapsed mid-production at the Roundhouse in London. Nicholas Mackay-Grant suffered serious injuries to his back and damage to his left shoulder when a spinning sail became dislodged and fell onto the audience in January of last year. He was treated in hospital following the incident, but his lawyer said that he continued to suffer for over a year from his injuries. The set for the show had been brought in specifically for the production of Fuerzabruta.…

Wrongly tasered man accepts settlement from police force

Posted: 22 August 2015

Posted in: Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents

A blind man who was accidently tasered when his white walking stick was mistaken for a sword has accepted an out-of-court settlement with Lancashire Police. The man, who remains anonymous by a court order, was involved in the incident in October 2012, and is still greatly affected by the memory of it. Following the incident, the man brought a claim for false imprisonment, assault and battery and breach of the Human Rights Act 1998 against Lancashire Constabulary. He said that the taser attack was completely unexpected, and has left him…

Grieving mother suing Italian waterpark

Posted: 15 August 2015

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Car Accidents, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

A mother is suing an Italian water park after breaking her back on a waterslide while on holiday to grieve her dead son. 45-year-old Karen Mitchener went on holiday with her family to Italy after losing her son five years ago in a car accident, aged 18. During their time in east Italy, they visited the Acquaparco Verde Azzurro water park in Marche, but the day ended when Ms Mitchener broke her back on one of the slides. Almost five years since the accident happened, Ms Mitchener says that she…

Man loses eyesight over toy helicopter

Posted: 29 July 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury

A man from Colchester, Essex, has been left blind in one eye after playing with a toy helicopter inside his flat. 26-year-old Phil Shelgrove had been flying the second-hand toy after purchasing it from a friend. When he accidentally pressed the wrong button, however, he directed the toy towards his face, allowing one of the blades to slice his left eyeball. Mr Shelgrove’s friend had warned him to use the toy outside, but decided to test it inside his flat first. After mistakenly pressing a series of wrong buttons on…

Cambridgeshire police force pay out over £20k in workplace injury compensation

Posted: 27 July 2015

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Finger Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Following a Freedom of Information request, it has been revealed that Cambridgeshire Police has paid out over £20,000 in compensation to staff in a five-year period. Claims ranged from dog bites to injuries caused by a collapsing desk, with a total of 16 claims made since 2010, (of which seven were successful). The force was unable to specify which seven claims were successful because of the Data Protection Act. It was revealed that a total of 16 claims were made against the force by staff, including 6 trip or fall…

Pensioner wins right to compensation for life-changing injuries after bicycle accident

Posted: 10 July 2015

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

A 62-year-old woman from Tunbridge Wells has been granted compensation after suffering life-changing injuries in a cycling accident. Fenella Sinclair had been cycling in her local area when a 4×4 passed her on a country lane, grazing the rear wheel of her bicycle. Mrs Sinclair was left with severe brain damage, several skull fractures and damage to her spine and ribs. Four years after the accident, she remains in a minimally conscious state. After police refused to bring a criminal trail in 2011, Mrs Sinclair’s daughter decided to launch a…

Tesco employee claims over heavy lifting

Posted: 25 June 2015

Posted in: Shop Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A grocery manager who claims that heavy lifting caused him to suffer a back injury is taking Tesco Stores to the High Court. 36-year-old Damian MacLean accused the company of negligence, with the belief that his back injury was caused by lifting heavy delivery cages in the store. Tesco Stores admitted liability for the injury in a letter written in January 2013, however, now disputes the amount that Mr MacLean is claiming for, arguing that the medical evidence does not support his claim. Mr MacLean made the assertion that his…

Child wins £250,000 in compensation after accident at school

Posted: 9 June 2015

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

A Leicester pupil has been awarded £250,000 in compensation for their serious injury at school. The case was brought forward following a Freedom of Information request, yet Leicester City Council has refused to provide any information on the case, including who the child was, what school it happened at, and the extent of the injury. The authority said that providing any information whatsoever could damage the anonymity of the child. What the Freedom of Information request did uncover is that the incident happened in 2008, and that compensation was only…

Grieving husband wins six-figure payout

Posted: 1 June 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A man has been awarded a six-figure payout after his wife died from a blocked artery following a routine operation. 58-year-old Nicola Tweedy, from Pulham Market, was admitted to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for routine surgery for varicose veins in March 2014. However, she died shortly after the operation from a blocked artery. A spokesperson from the hospital wrote in a letter to Mrs Tweedy’s grieving husband, Chris, that they could have provided her with better treatment. Anna Dugdale, the hospital’s chief executive, offered Mr Tweedy her “sincerest apologies”…

Woman in legal dispute with BT after car accident

Posted: 28 May 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries

A woman is currently battling BT for personal injury compensation after her car became tangled in cables and pulled down a telegraph pole. 56-year-old Yvonne Battie had been driving home from her sister’s house when the accident happened in December 2012. It was heard that cables from a telegraph pole had snapped and become caught on the underside of Ms Battie’s car, pulling her car off the road and causing the pole to come down on top of her. The pole smashed her windscreen, missing her face by inches. Following…

Coach owner found guilty following serious injury of young rugby player

Posted: 27 May 2015

Posted in: Arm Injury, Bus Accidents, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents

The owner of a coach company has been found guilty of dangerous driving offences after a young boy fell out of a vehicle onto the motorway. The coach had been taking a youth rugby team to a game on 16 May 2014 when one of the passengers, a 13-year-old boy, leaned on a “defective” emergency door and fell out of the vehicle.  It was heard in the Bristol Crown Court that the emergency exit door on Keith Jones’s coach was highly unsafe, and recorder Malcolm Gibney warned Mr Jones that…

Hand Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Arm Injury, Hand Injuries, Personal Injury

Suffered a hand injury in Bristol? Our specialist personal injury solicitors** can help you if you have been injured in an accident that was due to another person’s negligence. To find out whether you can claim for compensation, call us today for a free consultation. You can find out lower down the page about the compensation amounts that can be rewarded for personal injury claims of this type, relating to the wrist, hands, and fingers, and below for the accident types typically involved: Slips, Trips, and Falls – where you…

Leg, Ankle, Foot, and Hip Injury Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Foot Injuries, Hip Injuries, Leg Injuries, Personal Injury

Call for accident claims in Bristol. If you have injured your hip, leg, ankle, foot, knee, or toes in an accident then you could be due personal injury compensation. Our friendly team of specialists will be able to quickly tell you whether you are eligible in just one phone call. We work on a strict no win no fee* approach as we believe everyone in Bristol should have access to the legal system and justice. We can help Bristol people claim compensation for the following types of injury claim. Ankle…

Neck Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Personal Injury

If you have been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault, and have suffered an injury to your neck, then it could be possible for you to claim for neck injury compensation in Bristol. Our no win, no fee* solicitors help people in the area each month to get justice and make claims for compensation that they deserve. Call our hotline now on 01174 534 375^ to talk to a friendly team member about your injury and what you could be owed. Expert Solicitors for Neck Injury Claims in Bristol Call…

Eye Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Personal Injury

Contact us now for a free compensation consultation. Have you suffered from an eye injury? Was it due to your working environment, medical negligence, criminal assault, car crash, or some other accident where it wasn’t your fault? If that the case, then our personal injury solicitors** can help people in Bristol claim for eye injury compensation. We offer a free phone consultation for all callers, and we can very quickly ascertain whether you are able to claim compensation for an eye injury in Bristol. All of our solicitors** work on…

Shoulder Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Personal Injury, Shoulder Injuries

Don’t suffer if the accident wasn’t your fault and call us today. You can claim compensation for a shoulder injury in Bristol with our personal injury solicitors**. Simply call us to get started. Working on a no win no fee* arrangement, we can help those that have been hurt at work, in car accidents, in public places, and whilst on holiday. In fact, if you suffered any injury which was not your fault, then you could be eligible to claim. Shoulder injuries can be very debilitating as they can inhibit…

Spinal Injury Claims – Compensation Solicitors for Bristol

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

We know how distressing spinal injuries can be, with the effects sometimes having life-changing consequences. Our compassionate and understanding solicitors** are available to support Bristol residents and workers, plus their families, in making a spinal injury claim in Bristol. To get started, call our number today. One of our friendly staff will be able to answer your questions, plus ask a few of our own in order to assess your individual circumstances. Spinal Injury Claims – It’s Important to Act Now Call now for a free consultation with our team.…

Head Injury Compensation and Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury

Life after a head injury can sometimes have long-lasting affects and, potentially, disability. At Accident Claims Bristol we know that the changes to your life, or that of a family member, can be really difficult to cope with even with professional and financial help. This is why we’ll endeavour to make sure you get a head injury compensation package that reflects the true extent of your needs. Make a Head Injury Claim in Bristol Our personal injury solicitors** are selected for their compassionate nature with an understanding approach to the processes involved.…

Knee Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Knee Injury, Personal Injury

If you have suffered a knee injury in Bristol, or you live or work in the city, then you might be eligible to make a knee injury compensation claim. In simple terms, our solicitors** can help people who were hurt in an accident or assault where the injuries were due to someone else’s negligence. This could be a result of a car accident, an accident at work, a criminal assault, a sporting injury, being hurt whilst on holiday, or a medical negligence. In its most basic form, knee injury claims…

Brain Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury

Our brain injury solicitors** support families and victims in Bristol. We have helped win substantial brain injury compensation for them. Such claims require a level of expertise above and beyond what standard personal injury lawyers can offer. You will also need a legal team with compassion and professionalism who are skilled at winning high levels of damages from negligent third parties. Interim Payouts on Brain Injury Compensation Amounts Compassionate and understanding solicitors. In many brain injury compensation cases, our solicitors** will look to win interim payments so that the victims…

Arm Injury Claims in Bristol – Accident Compensation

Posted in: Arm Injury, Personal Injury

If you would like to know how much compensation you could be due for an arm injury claim, then call us today. After a few simple questions, we should be able to tell you whether you have a case, and the amounts that could be involved. We are friendly and professional personal injury solicitors** with over a decade of experience in claims such as this. Arm Injury Claims Bristol – Who Can Claim? If you have been involved in an accident, and it was not your fault, then it’s very…

Back Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

If you have suffered a back injury through no fault or your own, and it is affecting your quality of life, call us now. There’s every chance you could be able to use our Bristol personal injury solicitors** to make a back injury compensation claim. Your Back Injury Claim: Causes & Conditions Call today to find out how much your claim could be worth. The causes and conditions that our clients have successfully won compensation for will typically include accidents at work, including heavy manual lifting. Other scenarios could be…

Pensioner wins over £80,000 for injuries sustained in bus accident

Posted: 16 May 2015

Posted in: Bus Accidents, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

A pensioner has been awarded compensation for her serious injuries after being thrown 15ft down a bus during an accident in Nuneaton. The woman in her 80s, who requests to remain anonymous, received over £80,000 in damages after suffering severe injuries in the accident, including a broken spine and several broken ribs.  She had been onboard a Stagecoach bus when the accident happened in Collycroft in November 2012. The bus that the woman had been travelling in was forced to break suddenly when a car pulled out in front of…

4 years for dangerous driver who killed schoolgirl and injured several others

Posted: 2 May 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents, Leg Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, School 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…

Former partner suing NHS trust for £1million

Posted: 26 March 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The former partner of a woman who fell into a coma after giving birth to a son, who later died, is suing the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust for £1million. 46-year-old Christian Cooper remains in a ‘minimally responsive state’ and lives in a nursing home after suffering the heart attack at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in July 2005.  Her former partner, Julian Harrington, claims that hospital staff failed to explain the possible risks involved in a conventional delivery. Ms Cooper had given birth to her two previous children by Caesarean,…

Waterpark owners fined following death

Posted: 15 March 2015

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The company that runs a water park in Gloucestershire, where a teenager drowned in 2010, has been ordered to pay £240,000 in costs and fines. 15-year-old Kajil Devi, from London, died after slipping and falling into the water at Cotswold Country Park and Beach in 2010. The company in charge of the water park, WM Active, admitted to failing to ensure the health and safety of the public – a charge enforced by Cotswold District Council. WM Active was forced to pay £150,000 in costs and an additional £90,000 in…

Man wins compensation over faulty gym equipment

Posted: 7 March 2015

Posted in: Gym & Leisure Centre Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents

A man has been awarded £1.3million in compensation after faulty gym equipment left him blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other. 46-year-old Muaro Carneiro had been using the equipment at David Lloyd Leisure, founded by the former British tennis star, when a fitness resistance band came free from its fasting and hit him in the eyes. David Lloyd Leisure admitted failing to discharge a duty contrary to section 30 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 at Teeside crown court. It was heard in court…

Injuries abroad proving expensive for uninsured brits

Posted: 3 March 2015

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries

A new study has found that the most expensive places for an uninsured Brit to suffer an injury are the US and Canada.  The study looked at winter sports particularly, with treatment for a broken leg costing £26,000 (USD$40,000) in the US and £15,000 (CAD$28,000) in Canada. After America and Canada, Austria and Switzerland came next in the rankings. The study, which was commissioned by Allianz Global Assistance UK and the Ski Club of Great Britain, studied all the claims made in the US and Canada by uninsured Brits. The…

Staff injury compensation costing council

Posted: 13 February 2015

Posted in: Hand Injuries, Repetitive Strain Injury, Workplace Injuries

Staff personal injury compensation is costing Barking and Dagenham Council £20,000 a month according to recently released figures. The figures were released following a Freedom of Information request, which detailed that the council paid out to 90 separate incidents between January 2009 and September 2013, averaging out at just less than £20,000 a month. The total paid out to claimants during this time was £1,123,347. One of the council’s finance department employees was awarded £85,245 in June 2009 for a repetitive strain injury, while a second member of staff was awarded £33,645…

Interview with Our Web Manager Bob Wilson on Forthcoming Website Plans

Posted: 10 February 2015

Posted in: Personal Injury

In what we hope to become a regular series, we will be interviewing members of our staff so you can get to know the team at Personal Injury Bristol a lot better so you know who does what and why. This week we decided to have a quick talk with Bob Wilson who manages our website and takes care of general day to day marketing. Hi Bob, can you give a quick introduction to yourself and tell our readers how long you’ve been involved with Personal Injury Bristol? Sure! I joined…

Family seek answers following spleen rupture death

Posted: 25 January 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The family of a man who died of an undiagnosed ruptured spleen has described the fact that nobody has been held accountable for their son’s death as “shameful”. John Moore-Robinson, aged 20, died after being sent home from Stafford Hospital with a ruptured spleen that doctors had failed to recognise. His parents, Frank and Janet Robinson, feel that someone should be held accountable. Mr Moore-Robinson died in his Leicestershire home in 2006. He had been admitted to hospital following a bike accident on Cannock Chase, but was sent home diagnosed…

Why We Operate Personal Injury Claims on a No Win No Fee Agreement in Bristol

Posted: 15 January 2015

Posted in: No Win No Fee, Personal Injury

At Personal Injury Bristol we firmly believe that access to the justice and legal system should be available to all, regardless of financial circumstances.  That’s why we only work on a no win no* fee agreement for personal injury claims in the Bristol and Avon areas. This means that claimants don’t need to pay for any expensive legal fees upfront and can commence with a personal injury claim from day 1 with no financial concerns. You can read more about how we work on our No Win No Fee* Bristol…

Man seriously injures three strangers

Posted: 30 December 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Head and Brain Injuries, Restaurant Accidents

A man has been charged after punching three strangers in the face as they left a bar in Plymouth. 25-year-old Dominic Shorten assaulted the individuals in an unprovoked attack, knocking one of them unconscious. Mr Shorten admitted the three counts of assault against Mr Alexander, Ross Pettitt and James Spingnall on 17 September at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court. Claire Tresidder, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said that the three men had been walking towards Boomerangs at around 10pm when the assaults happened. Mr Shorten confronted the men and punched Mr Alexander in…

Welder sues firm for £200,000 after being hit by a metal frame

Posted: 29 December 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A welder who was hit by a falling metal frame has sued a Downham firm for up to £200,000 in compensation. 40-year-old Scott Fewster had been working as a welder at a skateboard ramp manufacturers, called Highline Extreme, when a metal frame fell on him. He said that the metal frame pushed him back onto a concrete floor, which left him with severely debilitating injuries. He suffered injuries to his head and neck, soft tissue injuries to his forearms, and severe bruising all over his body. He said he was…

Merry Christmas to All of Our Clients in Bristol

Posted: 23 December 2014

Posted in: Personal Injury

From the whole team at Personal Injury Lawyers of Bristol we would like to offer season’s greetings, Merry Christmas, and a happy new year to all of our existing clients… and those to come!  Whilst Christmas time should of course be a time to celebrate, have fun, and spend time with the family, it’s also a time where risks of injury are very high. We would encourage to drive safely and also take extra special care this year so that you don’t need to use our services or need to…

Hospital review following teenager’s death

Posted: 8 December 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A review has been opened into the care received by a teenager at Redhill’s East Surrey Hospital after she died in August. 19-year-old Georgina Weaver was admitted to the hospital with complaints of severe headaches and blurred vision. Georgina’s parents are still waiting to hear the actual cause of their daughter’s death following delays in the post-mortem examination. A specialist from the US believes that the condition Georgina was suffering with was Chiari. Chiari is a condition that causes the brain to press onto the spinal cord – a condition that…

Accident Claims in Bristol: No Win No Fee Injury Claims

Posted in: Personal Injury

If you have been involved in an accident and need legal help from a Bristol injury claim solicitor**, then call our number today for a no obligation discussion. We offer free guidance for Bristol residents and workers and all the solicitors** we partner with work on a no win no fee* basis – meaning you can make Bristol accident claims easily and quickly. Bristol Accident Claims – How it Works We have over a decade of experience in helping people to get compensation for injuries and financial losses. Bristol residents…

Woman injured after being hit by police car

Posted: 30 November 2014

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

A woman that was hit by a police car that was responding to a 999 call has been left with “possibly life-threatening injuries”. The 33-year-old woman, who remains unnamed, was hit crossing a junction just outside the centre of Bristol city centre last night (Saturday 29 November). Police were responding to urgent reports concerning a man making threats with a knife when the accident happened. The accident happened around 10pm at the junction of Gloucester Road and Ninetree Hill. The woman is currently being treated at the Southmead Hospital in Bristol. A spokesperson from…

Hospital apologises following patient death

Posted: 29 November 2014

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

An East Sussex hospital has apologised to the family of a breast cancer patient who died following an operation in 2012. 35-year-old Nicole Haynes was undergoing a routine procedure at the Eastbourne District General Hospital to remove a tumour from her adrenal gland when the surgeon accidentally “clipped the wrong vessels”. It was heard that surgeon Steve Garnett had “misidentified” the arteries which caused the death of Mrs Haynes. An inquest at Eastbourne Town Hall heard that the surgeon had “readily admitted” to the surgical error. The mother-of-one had been undergoing…

Make a Personal Injury Claim and get Compensation for Your Accident in Bristol

Posted in: Personal Injury

Simply call us on 01174 534 375^ and you will be put through to one of our personal injury claim experts. Claim compensation with us is as easy as picking up the phone. They will assess your case – for free – with a couple of easy questions. These might be whether you can claim on a no win, no fee* basis, and then tell you if there is a likely case to answer where you could be awarded compensation for your personal injury claim. We’ll also tell you what your claim could…

About Accident Claims Bristol

Posted in: Personal Injury

Accident Claims Bristol is a leading firm of accident compensation experts who cover the Bristol area. We provide free claim assessments, under no-obligation to you, because we believe in equal access to justice. If you have been injured, and feel you are at a loss because of it, we can help you – call 01174 534 375^ today. We Work on a No Win, No Fee* Basis for Personal Injury Claims For all of our Bristol clients, we work on a no win, no fee* agreement. This means that if your personal injury claim…

Contact Accident Claims Bristol

Posted in: Personal Injury

If you would like to contact us about any form of personal injury claim in Bristol or learn more about our no win, no fee* agreements, then please complete our contact form, or call us on 01174 534 375^. We will endeavour to respond to all enquiries as quickly as possible. What Can You Speak To Us About? Our team of personal injury experts can help you with claiming compensation process. You can discuss with us: Collecting evidence to support your claimHow much compensation you could be dueIf your injuries actually warrant…

More than five a week bitten by police dogs

Posted: 25 November 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Leg Injuries

New figures have revealed that police dogs bite an average of five people every week in London alone. Compensation paid out to dog bite victims has more than doubled in the last three years, standing at £250,000. The lawyers representing the victims described the number of attacks as “troubling” and said that the force should be doing more to prevent these accidents from happening. Over the last three years the Met police recorded a total of 827 dog attacks – figures released following a Freedom of Information request. Where the…

Nurse wins compensation following holiday slip

Posted: 28 October 2014

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Foot Injuries, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents

A former nurse has been awarded £225,000 in compensation after she was forced to leave her job following a serious fall on holiday. 58-year-old Kathleen Powell had been a nurse for the army when she went on holiday to Tenerife in 2006. The accident happened during a salsa dancing class when she slipped on a wet floor, around which were no warning signs. Ms Powell suffered three broken bones in her leg and two broken toes. She is still in pain eight years after the accident happened. The mother from…

No charges following nightclub crushing deaths

Posted: 19 October 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

It has been decided that no criminal charges will be made following the deaths of two women in a nightclub crush in 2011. 22-year-old Nabila Nanfuka and 19-year-old Laurene-Danielle Jackson were both out at Lava & Ignite in Northampton on the 18th of October 2011. Around 1,500 had been in the nightclub when the crush happened during the “Wickedest Wickedest” event. Most of the clubbers had been university students who had travelled to the event on coaches. Three years following the incident, it has been ruled that no charges can…

£37.8 million paid out to patients by health trust

Posted: 11 October 2014

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

After a family recently received compensation for the brain damage their son endured following a hospital error, figures have revealed that the health trust has paid out over £37.8 million to patients in the last ten years. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust agreed to compensate the family of Cody Lyster-Hughes £6.5m earlier this week – one of the biggest payouts the health trust has ever made. Following the announcement of this settlement, figures detailing other payouts were released under the Freedom of Information Act. It was found…

Woman breaks spine abroad

Posted: 19 September 2014

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

38-year-old Joanna Rose was left with life-changing injuries after a car hit her during her honeymoon in Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca. She suffered a broken spine, five broken ribs, internal bleeding and serious bruising. The accident happened when her and her husband were walking along the side of the road and a car hit her from behind. Mrs Rose is now seeking compensation for the rehabilitative treatment she will require. Following the accident, Mrs Rose was rushed immediately to hospital in Torrevieja where she spent two weeks. Then she was transferred to Pinderfields…

Council pays out to injured boy

Posted: 28 August 2014

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

Hull City Council is to pay compensation to a five-year-old boy after he tripped and fell on an unsafe drain. Jayden Willby, from east Hull, suffered injuries after tripping on an unsafe drain nearby his home last November. The drain was highlighted as a hazard to the council on the day of Jayden’s injury, but nothing was done to mend it. Five months later, Jayden’s mum, Candice Gilchrist, decided to take action, arguing that children frequently walk to school on that road. Jayden had been walking to school when he…

Care failings responsible for teenage death

Posted: 27 August 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A special care unit for people with learning disabilities is ‘unlikely to reopen’ after a teenage boy died in the bath last year. 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk was found unconscious in a bath at Slade House, Headington, Oxford, on the 4th of July last year. He died in hospital later that day. A recently released report ruled that the boy’s death could easily have been prevented. A post-mortem examination confirmed that Connor’s death was definitely caused by drowning; yet Connor suffered with severe epilepsy, which could have led to his head being…

Dangers of sloping train station platforms identified

Posted: 20 August 2014

Posted in: Hip Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport

It has recently been identified by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) that the platforms of many train stations slope towards the tracks. A spokesperson from the branch said that the rail industry has not identified this as a problem, despite it having caused numerous accidents. With reports ranging from a child in a pushchair to a wheelchair user rolling onto the tracks, the majority of the reports laid the blame on the passengers involved. In September 2013 a baby in a pushchair had been left parallel to the track on…

Families of injured children take legal action

Posted: 5 August 2014

Posted in: Bus Accidents, Leg Injuries, Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, School Accidents

The families of 28 injured schoolchildren have launched legal action just over a month after two buses collided during their school runs. The accident happened in County Durham on the 3rd of June when one bus, taking children to Tanfield School, crashed into another bus that had been taking children to St Bede’s School. The two buses crashed head-on in Lanchester, with two drivers and 28 children taken to hospital as a result. The accident happened in Shield Row Lane, near the junction of the A693. One law firm is due to…

Mother sues over son’s shattered dreams

Posted: 26 July 2014

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries, Falls from Heights, Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries

The mother of a young man who had dreamed of a career in the Royal Marines since a young age is suing them for over £1million after her son fell during a dangerous training exercise. The exercise required the men to complete a high-level assault course called ‘Tarzan’. When 19-year-old James Cobby reached the stage known as ‘Jacob’s Ladder’, he fell 7m hitting a high-tension cable on the way down. Mr Cobby (now 22) suffered life-changing injuries from the fall and will require 24hr care for the rest of his…

Worker prosecuted following acid burns

Posted: 17 June 2014

Posted in: Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A member of staff at an industrial estate has been taken to court after one of his colleagues sustained serious burns from a plastic bottle filled with sulphuric acid. Mark Mellard (46) had picked up the plastic bottle on his way out of work, which had been left unattended by the sink, before he felt it burning on his leg. He disposed of the bottle and washed his leg with cold water. The severity of the burn damaged Mr Mellard’s nerve endings, so he proceeded to walk his dog before going to…

Brain injury patients face devastating cuts

Posted: 19 May 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence

Those who suffer with a brain injury are to face savage cuts to rehabilitation services, resulting in thousands of patients being denied help. This finding comes as a result of an investigation carried out by the brain injury charity, Headway, who worry that the cuts will cost the taxpayer far more money in the long run.  Millions of sufferers in the UK have been forced to settle for a poorer quality of living after local authority, NHS funding and welfare budget reforms has led to rehabilitation and support services being withdrawn. …

West Country most dangerous place to work

Posted: 3 May 2014

Posted in: Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

New figures have revealed that the West Country is the most dangerous place to work in Britain. A report has found that over 6,500 people were injured and 12 people died while working in the South West of England between 2012 and 2013 – a figure higher than anywhere else in the UK. With a national average of 78.9 deaths/injuries for every 100,000 employees, the figure for the West Country currently stands at 81.4. The publication by the Health and Safety Executive has accused businesses of being responsible by not putting…

Dog bites most common in deprived areas

Posted: 25 April 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Hand Injuries, Head and Brain Injuries

A report has revealed that there are three times as many hospital admissions for dog bites in England’s most deprived areas than in the least. The report was released by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, which showed Merseyside to have the highest rate of dog attacks, accounting for 6,740 admissions – a figure up 6% on the previous year. It also highlighted children to be the most common victims. The data displayed a strong correlation between the number of dog attacks occurring, and where the attacks took place. It was…

Injured teachers receive record £26m in compensation

Posted: 20 April 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury, Foot Injuries, Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Pothole Injuries, School Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Newly released figures have revealed that school staff have been awarded a record of £26 million in compensation. One teacher received £110,000 after tripping on a pothole in the driveway of the school she worked at. She is just one of the hundreds of school staff who have claimed for a work-related injury.  The NASUWT teaching union assisted many of its members in claiming compensation, winning teaching staff more than £20 million in 2013. This figure was up a third on the previous year, with the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)…

£10m payout to brain damaged young footballer

Posted: 10 April 2014

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

A footballer with a promising future has been awarded £10million in compensation following a road traffic accident.  17-year-old Jack Farrugia had been a front seat passenger of a car when the driver lost control and collided with a stationary van. He had been wearing a seatbelt when the accident happened in November 2008, but was left with serious brain injuries and was in a coma for a month. Mr Farrugia had been studying for a diploma in sports performance and excellence at the time of the accident. It was said by…

‘Guillotine gate’ injures six-year-old

Posted: 5 April 2014

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

After a gate was found to be potentially dangerous by a Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report in 2004, a young boy has lost three fingertips in the gate described as a “guillotine”. The six-year-old boy, who suffered with learning difficulties, got his hand trapped in the hinges of the gate, cutting off three of his fingertips. Salford City Council has been fined £20,000 for the accident that happened at Springwood Special Educational Needs Primary School in Swinton. Even though the gate had been highlighted as dangerous in 2004, the council took…

Twenty-year fight for medical negligence compensation

Posted: 31 March 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence

The family of a girl who was left severely brain-damaged after an operation has finally been awarded compensation following a twenty-year battle. Nathalie Sugden was left with serious brain damage as a result of failures during a heart operation at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The operation was carried out a month after her birth, August 1994, by a surgeon who was struck off for incompetence by the GMC following the failed operation. Nathalie’s family has battled for twenty years to gain compensation for the medical negligence suffered under the Bristol NHS…

Family seek compensation for cyclist son

Posted: 25 March 2014

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries

A Gloucestershire family is currently seeking compensation for their 15-year-old son after he suffered severe injuries when his bike went into a pothole during a charity ride. Ollie Pike, from Malmesbury in Wiltshire, smashed his head and broke his collarbone in the accident on the 9th of March. He said that he swerved to avoid one set of potholes, but as a result went crashing into another. He was then thrown to the ground after being propelled over his handlebars. He had been riding on the roads near Cirencester when the…

Bristol NHS ‘disgusting’

Posted: 5 March 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

The family of a young boy who died shortly after heart surgery in Bristol Children’s Hospital have referred to NHS issues as “disgusting”. Luke Jenkins (7) was submitted to Bristol Children’s Hospital having suffered a cardiac arrest; he died shortly after heart surgery in March 2012. Luke’s parents recently discovered that his death was not recorded accurately in official figures submitted by the hospital. They complained to the medical director of the NHS, who replied with an apology admitting that there must have been a data error. Bristol’s NHS trust were unable…

19-month-old cut by H&M security tag

Posted: 27 February 2014

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

The mother of a 19-month-old boy is furious after her son suffered a serious cut on his leg as a result of the security tag being left on his trousers purchased at H&M. Emma Lipscombe had been trying to dress her son in the newly purchased trousers when he began to scream in pain. The security tag had been left inside one of the trousers’ pockets, with the sharp pin cutting into the leg of the boy as his mother tried to put them on. The security pin, applied to clothing…

Call for improved safety for rail workers

Posted: 19 February 2014

Posted in: Public Transport, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Ten years after an accident that took the lives of four men working on a railway line, a rail union has called for the safety measures of workers to be improved. The Rail, Maritime & Transport (RMT) said that not enough improvements have been made to protect workers following the accident that happened a decade ago, and that action must be taken now to prevent the accident from repeating itself. The men were killed by a runaway 16-tonne wagon on the West Coast Main Line at Tebay. A memorial service…

NHS trust paid out £24.4m in last year alone

Posted: 9 February 2014

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

Oxfordshire’s hospital trust has paid out more than any other hospital authority due to ‘mistakes and blunders’ in 2013.  Figures have revealed that the trust has seen a surge in cases, having risen by 1,000 percent in less than a decade. When figures were first published in 2003/04, Oxfordshire paid out £2.3m to claimants, which has risen to almost £25m in 2013. Figures have shown that Oxfordshire has paid out £113.7m to claimants in the last 10 years. Where the number of claims being awarded has increased, so has the amount…

Council putting ‘lives at risk’ along river avon after another student death

Posted: 31 January 2014

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A councillor has highlighted the potential dangers of the River Avon seeing as safety measures have still not been implemented following a report published three years ago. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) produced a report in 2011, which highlighted numerous areas for improvement following the death of university student James Bubear. Three years on, safety measures have still not been installed, with broken ladders and submerged grab lines putting “lives at risk”. Independent councillor Dave Laming said that even though a safety railing was installed following…

Redbridge council sees highest payouts for accidents at school

Posted: 25 January 2014

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

New figures have revealed that Redbridge Council has paid out almost £100,000 in compensation to people involved in accidents at school.  Out of all of London’s 32 boroughs, Redbridge Council sees the 5th highest amount of payouts, with neighbouring Waltham Forest compensating as little as half of Redbridge Council, with only a third of the claims.  The figures showed that over the last five years, the council has received 61 personal injury claims that relate to children, staff, parents, visitors, and contractors. Figures uncovered by the freedom of information disclosure…

Concerns raised over compensation culture in UK primary schools

Posted: 13 January 2014

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

Figures released yesterday have revealed that hundreds of primary school pupils are receiving record payouts. The last five years has seen the funding of £3.3million worth of compensation in school injury claims, with injuries spanning from slipping on wet floors to hitting heads on goalposts. Even though calculations lead to the figure of £3.3million, experts believe that the true cost is much more. These figures, obtained by the Employment Law Advisory Service, involve schools across England’s three biggest cities: London, Birmingham and Manchester. Health and safety consultant Wayne Dunning, however,…

OAP wins Starbucks payout

Posted: 31 December 2013

Posted in: Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Restaurant Accidents, Shop Accidents

An OAP that slipped on the floor in a Midland branch of Starbucks coffee house has won a four-figure payout from the multinational chain.  Seventy-one-year-old Rosemarie Duggan from Perry Bar had been at the chain’s Bescot Retail Park outlet in Walsall when she slipped on the ‘greasy’ floor.  Mrs Duggan suffered a torn hamstring in the fall, despite other customers already having complained about the dangers of the floor condition. Mrs Duggan was immediately taken to Sandwell General Hospital where she was provided with crutches, anti-inflammatory cream and strong analgesia…

Did staff shortages cause patient to fall?

Posted: 20 December 2013

Posted in: Hip Injuries, Medical Negligence

After an 84-year-old man died after falling and breaking his hip at the Ramsey Unit in the grounds of Furness General Hospital last year, a coroner has ruled that the fatal fall was unpreventable. David Mole from Haverigg in southwest Cumbria died in July of last year after falling at an under-fire dementia care unit in Barrow. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued the unit with two warning notices regarding “chronic staff shortages” only last month. South Cumbria coroner, Ian Smith, however, argued that: “staffing levels were not what caused David…

Pharmaceutical firms fined £120,000

Posted: 14 December 2013

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Two pharmaceutical companies have been fined £120,000 after harmful chemicals leaked, causing many staff members to fall seriously ill. Archimica Chemicals and Euticals, both of which have recently gone bust, both admitted to health and safety breaches following the incident. Archimica Chemicals admitted to six charges, while Euticals admitted to two. One of the former factory workers, Nigel Verdon, said that his “life had been turned upside down” after he was left with brain damage following one of the leaks. The father of two, from Cheshire, had been exposed to methyl…

Elderly patient died after ambulance crew lost keys

Posted: 26 November 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Spine & Back Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

An NHS report has revealed that last month an 87-year-old man died after an East Midlands Ambulance Service crew lost the keys to their vehicle. The elderly man had suffered a cardiac arrest on a local golf course, Derbyshire golf pavilion, and died there despite having been provided with treatment. The report does not explicitly state that the lack of hospital transport was the reason for his death, but it has been listed as one of the eight EMAS incidents that were highlighted as being particularly serious in October. NHS England…

Go-kart firm fined following girl’s death

Posted: 7 November 2013

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

The company responsible for the recent death of 18-year-old Suzanne Cornwell has been fined £10,000 for breaching health and safety laws. When Miss Cornwell’s scarf became tangled in her go-kart in December 2009, she suffered “critical” neck injuries and was unconscious when paramedics arrived at the Cambridgeshire raceway. Miss Cornwell, from Hardwick, had been at an out-of-hours go-karting session with friends when her scarf became tangled in the axle of her kart. The company – Peterborough Raceway Ltd – and the manager at the time – Paul Shinn – both pleaded…

40 defibrillators donated to school

Posted: 27 October 2013

Posted in: Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents

A Manx heart charity has donated 40 defibrillators to primary schools on the Isle of Man after raising over £60,000 in recent charity events. Paula Lunt founded the charity donating the defibrillators – Craig’s Heartstrong Foundation – after her son died of an undiagnosed heart defect in April 2005. Since then the charity has been working hard to equip schools and sports clubs across the island with the potentially life-saving equipment. Last year the charity donated 55 defibrillators to schools and clubs on the Isle of Man, and on top…

Hospital delays responsible for man’s death

Posted: 6 October 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A coroner has described 63-year-old Mike Martin’s case as “unacceptable” after he had to wait 13 hours in hospital before being taken into surgery, and sadly died during the wait. Mr Martin was taken into Northampton General Hospital in February 2012 after complaining of such severe pain that he could not lie down – he was then left for 13 hours before surgery was available to him. On Mr Martin’s arrival at the hospital, the A&E registrar diagnosed him as probably suffering from a strangulated hernia and recommended immediate surgery. This,…

Health visitor struck off after failing to recognise baby’s broken arm

Posted: 26 September 2013

Posted in: Arm Injury, Birth Injury, Medical Negligence

A health visitor working for Cambridgeshire Community Services has been struck off after failing to recognise that a baby in her care had a broken arm. Despite the mother of the baby raising concern over worrying bruising that had appeared on her baby’s arm, Deborah Kendall failed to carry out any examination and failed to recognise the breakage. The mother and her baby had been under the care of Ms. Kendall since March 2011 – who was based near Ely at the time – and had around 35 years of experience…

Stafford nurse struck off following patient’s death

Posted: 20 September 2013

Posted in: Medical Negligence, Wrongful & Accidental Death

After Gillian Astbury (66) died at Stafford Hospital in 2007 after not receiving insulin, the nurse who failed to identify her diabetes has now been struck off. July saw the two nurses responsible, Ann King and Jeannette Coulson, being deemed guilty of medical misconduct by a Nursing and Midwifery panel. Jeannette Coulson has been given a cautionary charge that will last three years, while Ann King has been completely struck off by the panel. A hearing that took place earlier in the year found that both nurses were guilty of numerous acts…

Scientists reveal link between rugby and dementia

Posted: 5 August 2013

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Sporting Injuries

Although early onset dementia has only ever been associated with boxing, Dr. Willie Stewart – a brain injury specialist – has revealed a worrying link between the illness and many other high impact/injury sports, including rugby. A recent BBC interview heard Dr. Willie Stewart discussing research that he had carried out with a former rugby player over the last few months. He examined tissue sections and discovered abnormal proteins that are usually related to dementia and head injuries. Only now becoming recognised The examined player’s brain showed abnormally high levels of the…

Woman mauled by dog on Blackpool promenade

Posted: 20 July 2013

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Leg Injuries

Detectives have released details regarding a recent dog attack that took place on Blackpool promenade. Lesley Wilson (54) was viciously attacked at around 23:00 BST on the 8th July near the sea wall, in the south side of the popular resort. Following the attack, Ms Wilson has endured two operations – one being a skin graft. Dog attacked for no reason At the time of the attack, Ms. Wilson was with her friend, both of whom are deaf, and said they had been walking down the promenade when the dog attacked…