Pages On: Neck Injuries
Suffering a neck injury is serious, and can be fatal. Our necks are incredibly vulnerable parts of our body, and even minor injuries can cause a lifetime of discomfort. As the neck supports the most vital area of our body — the head — any complications in it can cause a cascade of failures up and down the spinal column, and can potentially leave you paralysed as a result. If you’ve suffered a neck injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you will likely have a strong case for personal injury compensation.
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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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)…
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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…
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