A man who was left in agony after a failed operation has won a six-figure sum in damages. In October 2004, Gerald Morgan, 60, had a spinal stimulator implanted at the Royal London Hospital to help combat pain he had suffered from for many years. However,...
A man who suffered a broken leg in a workplace accident has agreed a £17,500 compensation settlement. The man was using overhead lifting gear to turn over a metal plate weighing approximately one and a half tonnes when the accident occurred. He was...
A couple whose honeymoon was ruined after the husband was struck down by salmonella and amoebic dysentery have won compensation from the tour operator. Francis and Beverley Mayes, 49 and 43, were holidaying at the Gran Bahia Principe Hotel, a five-star...
The Court of Appeal has upheld the compensation award of a woman who injured her ankle when she tripped on a footpath outside her home. Louise Bell, 49, brought a claim for compensation against the London Borough of Havering. She told the County Court that...
The family of a cyclist who was killed in an accident involving a lorry has been awarded £337,500 in compensation at the High Court. Ninian Donald, 33, who worked as a set builder, was in a designated cycle and bus lane when a tipper lorry turned...
Pushchair manufacturer Maclaren has agreed to pay compensation to over 40 children across the UK who sustained serious injuries after getting their fingers trapped in the hinges on their folding pushchairs. The children were mostly between the ages of one...
A manual worker at a nuclear waste plant has won £35,000 in compensation for injuries he sustained as a result of working with vibrating tools. The unnamed 49-year-old was a process worker at the Sellafield nuclear plant, where he had worked with...
After a four-year legal battle, the seven sisters of a Plymouth woman killed by an asbestos-related disease have won a five-figure sum in damages from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Beverley McKnight was diagnosed with mesothelioma, an asbestos-related...
Tourist attractions in Britain have paid out millions in compensation for slips and trips over the last five years, according to a recent survey. The survey was conducted by the Sunday Telegraph and covered 24 organisations responsible for hundreds of...
In a landmark decision, the family of a woman who committed suicide while she was a patient in a psychiatric hospital has won £10,000 in compensation from the NHS Trust responsible for her care. Carol Savage, 50, absconded from the hospital in Essex...
A rail worker whose wrist and arm were fractured in an accident at work has won £32,000 in damages. The unnamed man was injured when a cleaner lost control of a floor cleaning machine. The machine ran into one of his colleagues, who collided with some...
A man who was left with severe disabilities after a horrific road accident caused by another motorist has been awarded millions of pounds in compensation. Nazer Ahadi, 22, was on his way to work at a bakery when he was involved in a head-on collision with...
More than 1,500 people who suffered chemical burns and allergic reactions after purchasing ‘toxic sofas’ are to share £20 million in compensation in what is thought to be the largest consumer class action in English legal history. Several...
A former pipe fitter who worked for Michelin Tyre plc has been awarded £23,300 in compensation after he developed a respiratory disease from exposure to asbestos in the workplace. Roy Ibbs was employed by Michelin between 1969 and 1985, during which...
A cyclist who suffered serious injuries after the wheel of her bicycle hit a hole in the road has won almost £17,000 in damages. The unnamed 59-year-old woman was commuting to work when the accident happened. In her path was a sunken drain in a large...
A woman who went into hospital for routine gallstone treatment has been awarded a compensation package worth £3.45 million, after a series of medical blunders left her with severe brain damage. In January 2001, Grannia East, 44, was admitted for...
A man who was left paralysed after a car crash has won a payout estimated to be worth £11.15 million. It is believed to be the highest ever personal injury settlement in the UK. Wasim Mohammed, 22, was a front seat passenger in a car being driven by a...
A welder who suffered a serious brain injury in a tragic workplace accident has won the right to compensation at the High Court. The accident happened when Mark Downs, 39, was walking along a designated walkway on the factory floor where he worked for Hadee...
A Chinese restaurant in the Midlands has settled compensation claims totalling £45,000 brought by seven customers who suffered salmonella poisoning after eating a tiramisu dessert made with raw eggs contaminated with the bacterium. In all, 46 people...
Exposure to high noise levels can cause permanent hearing loss or tinnitus. A former plant operator recently received £4,000 in compensation for damage to his hearing caused by frequent working in a noisy environment. Albert Shaw, 72, worked for a...
A prisoner who fell from his bunk bed and suffered permanent brain damage has won £4.7 million in damages. Ryan St George was in Brixton prison serving a four-month sentence for theft. The authorities were aware that he was an intravenous heroin...
A green-keeper who suffered a serious brain injury after being knocked off his motorbike has been awarded a £1.25 million settlement in compensation. Stuart Bridge, 53, was knocked off his motorbike in Manchester city centre by an uninsured driver. He...
The widow of a factory worker has won an interim settlement of £50,000 after her husband died of an asbestos-related disease. Alan Bickle, 58, worked for over 30 years for a cigarette filter manufacturer, until he was made redundant seven years ago....
A new scheme for road traffic accident (RTA) claims comes into effect today. It is a massive change to the legal process and has the aim of producing settlements much more quickly than at present. It has been set up to deal with low value RTA claims –...
A man whose back was seriously injured in a warehouse accident has won £25,000 in compensation. The man was using an order picking truck when the accident happened. His vehicle was stationary when one driven by a colleague smashed into him, resulting...
