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Worker wins compensation following accident at work

Posted: 12 April 2016

Posted in: Hip Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A 55-year-old retail assistant has received £5,000 in compensation after taking a fall at her place of work. Angela Hurcomb, from Hereford, fell down a spiral staircase at Past Times in her home town, and seriously injured her back. She had been an employee at the business for seven years, and it had recently relocated to the listed building where the accident occurred. Mrs Hurcomb was unable to return to her place of work for two months following the injury, and continues to experience considerable pain and discomfort despite extensive physiotherapy and treatments…

Motorcyclist receives £9,000 for groin injuries

Posted: 4 April 2016

Posted in: Knee Injury, Leg Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries

A motorcyclist, who received multiple injuries when a car suddenly reversed into him whilst stationary on a road, has won £9,000 in compensation. The complainant was sitting on his motorbike when the car shot back, causing the petrol tank to ram him in the groin. He then fell over, and his bike landed on top of him, causing him soft tissue damage to his back, legs, shoulders, knees, and scrotum. As a result of the accident, the motorcyclist decided to press for compensation, and he appointed a law firm to represent him.…

Prison worker’s landmark victory

Posted: 22 March 2016

Posted in: Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Prison catering manager, Susan Cox, has won her case in the Supreme Court, in what is being described as a ‘landmark’ victory.  The case, which was brought by the Prison Officers’ Association and solicitors acting on Ms Cox’s behalf, will change the legal definition of ‘employee’ and the law around vicarious liability.  Formerly, prisoners working with prison staff were not known as employees. Since the court ruling, which took place on 2 March 2016, prisoners will be known as ‘employees’. The claim was upheld following a decision by the Court of Appeal…

Doctor claims damages from NHS

Posted: 16 July 2015

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Public Transport, Spine & Back Injuries

A doctor from Bristol has claimed damages from the NHS after suffering a “serious spinal injury” on a boat trip seven years ago. Dr Kathleen Feest had been involved in a team building exercise alongside 10 other colleagues when the accident happened. The party had been on a 9m inflatable boat, called the Celtic Pioneer, which left Cardiff Bay for an hour-long trip to the Bristol Channel. Dr Feest claims that she suffered a severe back injury while on the boat trip in August 2008. She is now suing the authority…

RAF sergeant forced to pay compensation

Posted: 1 June 2015

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries, Criminal Injury and Assault, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries

An RAF flight sergeant is being forced to pay compensation to a woman that became injured after the sergeant attempted to jump on a tube station’s escalator handrail. 50-year-old Frans Bekker, from Cardiff, was encouraged by his friends to jump onto the handrail at London’s Holborn station earlier this year. When he lost control, however, he ploughed into three women, including one who suffered an injured vertebra as a result. Mr Bekker admitted to dangerous behaviour in the underground station and offered his sincerest apologies to the three women affected.…

Postman dog attack

Posted: 31 October 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks, Arm Injury, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

Despite attacking and seriously injuring a postman, a dog has been saved from destruction. The German Shepherd attacked the postman in the front garden of a Derbyshire home earlier this year. Nine-year-old Tyson sunk his teeth into the postman as he tried to hand mail to the dog’s owner, Unjum Bala. The accident happened on the 11 June at around 1pm. Prosecuting George Speed said that the postman saw the dog coming, so turned away from the open door. The dog then started to bite him in the back of his left…

Police force pays out £135,000 in personal injury compensation

Posted: 28 October 2014

Posted in: Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

A total of £135,000 has been paid out to 27 Staffordshire Police officers between 2009 and 2013.  These figures were released under the Freedom of Information Act, which showed the largest payout to have gone to an officer for slipping on an ‘untreated’ surface – he received just under £15,000 in compensation. One former officer described the figures as “embarrassing”, saying that police officers are simply “jumping on the bandwagon” during this time of a growing ‘compensation culture’.  The police force, however, defended the figures, saying that they have a…

Injured veterans face compensation delays

Posted: 8 August 2014

Posted in: Armed Forces Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries

With tens of thousands of armed forces veterans claiming for compensation every year, the Ministry of Defence has admitted that they face delays in having their compensation claims dealt with. MoD figures found that there were a total of 36,000 new compensation claims made by armed forces veterans between 2013-14, an increase of 16% since 2010-11. One injured armed forces veteran group raised the argument that claimants now had to wait for 219 days to have their claim dealt with, in comparison to 82 days recorded in 2010.  However, Veterans UK…

Compensation cost police force tens of thousands

Posted: 28 July 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury, Foot Injuries, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

New figures have revealed that in the last year alone, Humberside Police force have paid out tens of thousands of pounds in compensation for workplace injuries. Since May of last year, a total of 13 employees won compensation for various accidents and injuries. Humberside Police paid out a total of £55,270 to these claimants. The biggest individual payout went to an officer who developed a back condition as a result of sitting on a faulty office chair. They won £16,000 in damages, but the force had to pay an extra £28,444 in legal…

Compensation to teachers doubled in four years

Posted: 3 May 2014

Posted in: School Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip

New figures have revealed that the compensation paid out to injured teachers has doubled over the last four years. With £40million paid out to injured teachers last year alone, some argue that money is being wasted where it could be better spent on teachers and classroom equipment.  The finding that many claims are being awarded simply to prevent the costs from escalating only worsened this dispute. Successful personal injury claims included payouts of thousands of pounds for slipping in wet corridors, tripping into potholes and falling on uneven paving slabs.…

Spinal Cord Injuries Compensation Claims

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

If you or someone close to you know has suffered a spinal cord injury, then you may be entitled to claim compensation, and it is important that you speak to a personal injury specialist in Birmingham as soon as possible. The compensation amount that you may be entitled to will depend on a number of different factors, including but not limited to the severity of the injury. Generally speaking, the average amount is significantly greater than most types of personal injury claim. This is due to the fact that injuries…

Back Injury Claims in Birmingham

Posted in: Personal Injury, Spine & Back Injuries

Back injuries encompass a wide spectrum of types of injury from the most severe such as paralysis, to minor injuries like strains and sprains. Back injuries can be among the most debilitating of all injuries and can be very hard to treat, such as with spinal injuries. These injuries are commonly associated with lengthy periods of rest and recovery. As such, you may also be able to make a claim for lost earnings. If you have been injured in the last three years, and it wasn’t your fault, you may…