Wakefield Personal Injury Blog
Council pays out £1m to injured employees
Posted: June 18, 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence Finger Injuries Road Traffic Accidents Workplace Injuries Workplace Slip
Leicestershire County Council has paid out around £1 million to injured employees in the last five years. Figures revealed that the council settled a total of 31 claims from workers between 2009 and 2013. The victims of employer negligence received a total of £418,000, while the council paid out a further £655,000 in legal fees to the […]
Read MoreSheffield council owes huge compensation bill
Posted: June 13, 2014
Posted in: Faulty Work Equipment Public Place Accidents School Accidents Workplace Injuries
Sheffield Council is to face a huge compensation bill following the number of accidents that happened in the last five years. With the total compensation to be paid-out standing at around £16million, a child injured in a playground and an injury caused by a bollard are among the many claims that expect compensation from the council. […]
Read MoreDangerous dog to be destroyed after attacking elderly woman
Posted: June 8, 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks
Magistrates ordered that a dog is to be destroyed after it attacked an elderly woman and her two Jack Russells. The owner of the Staffordshire bull terrier Mel Mel, Tara Wai Ling Pang, was found guilty of allowing a dangerous dog to be out of control in a public place and causing injury. The attack left […]
Read More£2m paid-out by council to injured staff
Posted: May 31, 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks Repetitive Strain Injury Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries Workplace Slip
Leicester City Council has paid out £2million in compensation to injured staff members over the last five years. Figures released by the council showed that a total of 151 claims had been settled with injured employees since 2006. This cost the council around £700,000, and a total of £1.23 million in legal fees. The council said […]
Read MorePolice officer suffers vicious dog bite to face
Posted: May 26, 2014
Posted in: Animal Attacks Head and Brain Injuries Workplace Injuries
A man has been fined after his dog attacked a police officer’s face. The white terrier was originally a stray, but van driver Nicholas Edwick (27) started frequently spotting it around Wapshott Road in Egham Hythe. When the dog started visiting his garden, Mr Edwick started feeding and caring for the animal, but he denied […]
Read MoreAmbulance service fined £2.6m for missing targets
Posted: May 15, 2014
Posted in: Medical Negligence
West Midlands Ambulance Service has been fined £2.6million after failing to reach one of its primary targets for responding to life-threatening calls. The target requires the ambulance service to attend 75% of emergencies within eight minutes, which West Midlands Ambulance Service failed to meet in 2013/14. As a result, a fine was imposed by the […]
Read MorePolice motorcyclist awarded compensation for hearing damage
Posted: May 5, 2014
Posted in: Employer Negligence Industrial Deafness and Disease
A police motorcyclist has received compensation, claiming that the noise of the motorbikes damaged his hearing. 56-year-old Peter Hall won £6,500 having worked for the British Transport Police’s motorcycle unit for over a decade. Mr Hall’s job required him to ride 650cc and 1100cc motorbikes, which he believes to be the cause of his tinnitus. The father […]
Read MoreMid Staffordshire NHS trust fined after death of diabetic patient
Posted: April 29, 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury Hip Injuries Medical Negligence NHS Claims Wrongful & Accidental Death
Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust has admitted to health and safety failings that caused the death of a diabetic patient. The trust has been fined £200,000 for failing to provide 66-year-old Gillian Astbury with her insulin, resulting in her death in April 2007. A judge at Stafford Crown Court said that Mrs Astbury’s death could easily have […]
Read More£2m in workers compensation to council staff
Posted: April 22, 2014
Posted in: Knee Injury School Accidents Spine & Back Injuries Workplace Injuries Workplace Slip
New figures have revealed that councils have paid out over £2 million in compensation to staff who have successfully claimed for workplace injuries. The cases included individuals claiming for slips, trips and falls, assaults, and many other workplace injuries. Two of the claimants were awarded compensation after suffering “psychological abuse”, while another school staff member received £200,000 […]
Read MoreHammer attack victim left with severe brain injuries
Posted: April 13, 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury Criminal Injury and Assault Head and Brain Injuries Hotel Accidents
A victim of a hotel hammer attack has been left with only 5% brain function and severe facial injuries. The woman was with her two sisters at the Cumberland Hotel, Marble Arch when the attack happened earlier this month. The attacker, 33-year-old Philip Spence, has been remanded in custody charged with three accounts of attempted murder. […]
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