Pages On: Shop Accidents

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…

Shop Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol

Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents

If you injure yourself whilst in a store in Bristol, then you could be eligible to make a shop injury claim. Slips, trips, and falls in stores can cause serious pain and injury, and in most cases it won’t be your fault. In cases such as these, Accident Claims Bristol can help you claim for the compensation that you deserve. Shop Injury Compensation Claim Types Most cases that our experienced solicitors** have dealt with when it comes to shop injury claims tend to involve slips on the floor. These will typically result…

Outcry over dog destruction

Posted: 28 September 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Shop Accidents, Workplace Injuries

A wave of public anger has overcome the Derby community after a destruction order was placed on a dog forced to bite a shop assistant by its owner. Tia, a “pitbull or Staffordshire” type dog, was forced by her owner, Jessiah Johnson, to attack a shop assistant in November last year. Magistrates ordered the destruction of the dog following the incident, which has resulted in a public outcry with people arguing that the dog should not be held responsible. Tia was ordered to bite the assistant by its owner, after…

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…

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…

Firm fined after pedestrian is struck by falling masonry

Posted: 6 March 2013

Posted in: Pedestrian Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Workplace Injuries

A Portsmouth firm has been fined for safety failings after a member of the public was struck by masonry during unsafe overhead work in Surrey. The 29-year-old passer-by cut and bruised his shoulder and experienced muscle spasms as a result of the incident. Guildford Magistrates’ Court heard that the firm was undertaking work above shops to clean stonework and install pigeon spikes. A mobile elevating working platform (MEWP) was correctly being used for the task, but as it was being repositioned it struck a building and dislodged a chunk of…