Birmingham Personal Injury Blog

£2.3m to man facing lifetime of disability

Posted: June 29, 2015

Posted in: Arm Injury Hand Injuries Head and Brain Injuries Knee Injury Pedestrian Injuries Road Traffic Accidents 

A 26-year-old man, who remains anonymous, has been awarded £2.3million after he was hit by a drink-driver in Wiltshire. The man, who was 20 at the time, had been walking home in the early hours of the morning with his girlfriend when the driver ploughed into him, causing him severe injuries. It was heard in […]

Brain damaged teenager to receive multi-million pound payout

Posted: June 25, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence 

13-year-old Ben Harman is to receive a multi-million pound compensation package after an east Kent hospital admitted to causing his brain damage at birth. The brain injury happened when doctors failed to check his blood sugar levels after birth, despite clear warning signs that he was not healthy. It was heard that hospital staff failed […]

First payouts to Alton Towers victims

Posted: June 22, 2015

Posted in: Leg Injuries Public Place Accidents 

The first compensation payouts have been awarded to the victims of the Alton Towers crash. Following the accident that happened on the Smiler rollercoaster on the 2 June, eight people have received their first insurance payments. These payments are to assist injury rehabilitation. 17-year-old Leah Washington is one of those to receive compensation after her […]

Alton towers to compensate 16 victims

Posted: June 9, 2015

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

Following last week’s rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers, bosses at Merlin Entertainments have agreed to pay compensation to all 16 people injured in the accident. The crash happened on the Smiler rollercoaster, the park’s £18million ride, on 2 June. Two carriages collided following an incident that saw a stationary carriage left on the track. 16 […]

RAF sergeant forced to pay compensation

Posted: June 1, 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, […]

Man rebuilds life from compensation

Posted: May 29, 2015

Posted in: Foot Injuries Knee Injury Leg Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

23-year-old Connor Potkins is finally beginning to rebuild his life after suffering serious injuries in a hit-and-run accident. An uninsured driver knocked Mr Potkins, from Peterborough, off of his motorbike in November 2009. The accident happened when he was only 17-years-old and caused him to suffer severe physical and psychological damage. He has recently been […]

Stress-related illness on the rise for teachers

Posted: May 27, 2015

Posted in: School Accidents Workplace Injuries 

According to a recently released report, the number of teachers in the West Midlands that have been signed off as a result of stress-related illness has risen by almost 300 in 5 years. It was found that one fifth of all teacher and staff absences were due to stress. Ofsted stated that schools needed to […]

Gym company fined £80,000 over injuries

Posted: May 16, 2015

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

A gym company has been fined £80,000 after one of its members was left blind in one eye and partially sighted in the other when a gym session went wrong. Company executive 47-year-old Mauro Carneiro had been using a stability ball and resistance bands in a David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) gym when the bands gave […]

University Hospital deemed inadequate by CQC

Posted: May 2, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence 

Following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of Whipps Cross University, a number of concerning issues have been raised with Barts Health NHS Trust.  Concerns were raised about the Leytonstone hospital including staff bullying and patients being put at risk of inadequate care.  Inspectors found short-comings in urgent and emergency care, general medical […]

A third of east of England children’s homes inadequate

Posted: May 2, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

In recent reports by the education watchdog, Ofsted, it was found that one in three residential children’s homes in the east of England are only meeting minimum standards or are inadequate.  In extracts from reports, there were schools found where “central heating was not working in the winter”, there was a “shortage of food” and […]