A nurse has been successful in his personal injury compensation claim this month after he was injured by a mentally ill patient in his place of work.
The nurse, who remains unnamed, was employed at an open mental health unit when he was attacked and assaulted by a patient after advising the patient that his medication would administered shortly.
The nurse was punched in his head and neck while sat down which caused him to sustain whiplash injuries and concussion.
It was heard the mental patient’s health had recently deteriorated and he had to be sectioned under section 3 of the Mental Health Act. A decision had also been made that the patient’s medication would have to be enforced against his will when it appeared necessary.
During a court hearing it was heard that no risk assessment had been carried out even though the patient had a history of attacking medical staff who were involved in his treatment. It was also found that the patient’s medical records stated that it was not safe to contain him in an open unit. The injured nurse had made arrangements for the patient to be transferred to a more secure unit prior to this incident but his employers did not follow up this request until after the incident occurred.
The nurse contacted his legal team after the assault and pursued a personal injury compensation claim for which he received an undisclosed sum for the injuries sustained.
A warden has been successful in his personal injury compensation claim this month against a glamour model.
The injured warden, who remains unnamed, was attempting to take photographs of the glamour model who is 21 years of age when she was leaving her car in a disabled parking space. It was heard that the warden was involved in a car accident and sustained injuries caused by the model.
It was also heard that the glamour model was found to have perverted the course of justice when she tried to bribe the warden into not pursuing a personal injury compensation claim against her for the injuries he sustained.
The injured warden immediately contacted his legal team and made a personal injury compensation claim. The glamour model was ordered to pay £250 in personal compensation at Leicester Crown Court and was given a 40 week suspended prison sentence.
The glamour model’s solicitor has commented on the case and said: “She is impulsive and has poor decision-making skills. She cannot control her temper and her actions.”
The judge replied to this statement and said: “If you do not control your temper and you come back to court in the next two years you will end up serving that sentence.”
A female driver has had an extremely lucky escape after she was involved in road traffic accident on a busy road which resulted in a three car collision.
The road traffic accident occurred in Dorcan Way at 12.15pm last month. The car accident involved a Ford Cougar, a Vauxhall Corsa and an Audi A2.
Police have commented that the driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, a 20 year old woman, is thought to have suffered from whiplash injuries due to the car crash. After the road traffic accident occurred, the 20 year old woman was immediately taken to hospital where medical staff noted she was also suffering from chest pains. It has not been announced if the injured woman intends to make a claim for whiplash or a car accident claim.
PC Gavin Brewster from the Northern Road Police Department has commented on this road traffic accident and said:
“To be honest it was a minor collision. Because it was a suspected neck injury they don’t take any chances these days.
“It’s quite routine for them to take the roof off, so it was nothing out if the ordinary. It did cause some tailbacks, but we had the scene cleared in half an hour. We had traffic flowing the entire time, we had officers directing drivers through throughout. The traffic’s busy there so it would have caused some congestion.”
A care worker who sustained injuries to herself when she fell off a defective wheelchair ramp at her patients’ home has had her personal injury compensation claim dismissed this month. It was ruled that Northamptonshire Council, her local council, were not liable for this accident at work.
The claimant, who wishes to remain unnamed, also had her appeal for compensation for injury dismissed by The House of Lords.
It was heard that the care worker regularly collected her patient from their home to take her to day care in her wheelchair. Access for the wheelchair was in the form of a wooden ramp that had been installed by the National Health Service. As the care worker collected the patient and pulled the wheelchair, the ramp gave way causing the care worker to fall and injure herself.
After the accident at work occurred, the care worker contacted her legal team and pursued a personal injury compensation claim. However, the Lords ruled in favour of the council and her personal injury compensation claim was dismissed as they said the council were not liable for the accident at work due to the fact that the council had inspected the ramp on numerous occasions.
A decision that has recently been made by the House of Lords may have severe consequences for employers, especially those who fail to provide the necessary health and safety precautions for their employees.
It was heard the Lords ruled that employers may be prosecuted in the case a death occurs as a result of an accident at work, even if there is no breach of health and safety legislation.
This decision was reached after a recent court hearing between Mr Shaun Riley and Chargot Ltd, Ruttle Contracting Ltd and Mr George Ruttle, who is a director for both companies.
Ruttle Contracting was required to carry out extensive work on a Lancashire farm which was owned by Chargot Ltd. Mr Riley was an employee and was asked to drive a dumper truck from one part of the site to another. When Mr Riley was carrying out this task, the dumper truck overturned on Mr Riley causing him to die later in hospital.
After Health and Safety Executive investigations it was revealed there had been many health and safety failures, but due to there being no witnesses at the time of the accident at work the exact cause of Mr Riley’s death could not be determined.
A young dad of 21 years of age has been unable to hold his new born baby son due to an accident at work when his hand became crushed.
Mr Adam Cross, from Port Talbot, which is situated in South Wales, sustained horrific injuries to his left hand when it got trapped and crushed on a paper machine.
Mr Cross’s son was only seven months old when the accident at work occurred in October 2007. Mr Cross was employed by Intertissue Limited in Neath, which is a company that makes toilet tissue and sanitary products, when he asked to assist a colleague repair a paper jam on one of machines.
Unfortunately, Mr Cross had never been given any training on how to repair the machine, but was told to pull the paper from the machine while his colleague activated the rollers. Mr Cross’s hand was crushed between the rollers and as a result he had to undergo surgery to help repair his fractured index finger and also repair lacerations to his other fingers.
Mr Cross also had to have over 12 months off work due to the injuries he sustained in the accident at work and has stated how he was unable to bond with his new born son, as he was unable to hold or bathe him.
Mr Cross has commented on this accident at work and said:
“The timing of this accident couldn’t have been any worse. I had taken on this new job to help provide for my young family but I ended up being so injured that I couldn’t even hold my son. I had to undergo several months of intensive physiotherapy and in total had eight months off work before I could return to Intertissue in a different job.
“I still suffer from pain in my hand, particularly in cold weather which leaves me unable to do simple things like doing up my buttons.”
A workman who suffered from damage to his kidneys due to chemical exposure in his workplace has been awarded a substantial amount of money for his personal injury compensation claim.
Mr David Owenson was employed by Polestar Greaves as a printer. In his employment and line of work, he came into regular contact with toluene, which is a clear liquid that is widely used as an industrial solvent for oils, resins, paints and coatings.
Mr Owenson described how he would often feel dizzy and how his eyes would sting when the toluene substance emerged in the air, which he breathed in on a daily basis.
Mr Owenson became unwell and in 2000 he was diagnosed with kidney disease. Mr Owenson later went on to seek further expert advice on his condition and the exposure to toluene could have had on him. He was told by medical experts that the exposure to this substance has had a major impact on the function of his kidneys.
Mr Owenson was strongly advised to reduce his everyday contact with the chemical, which meant that he was forced to take early retirement from his employment due to ill health.
After Mr Owenson was diagnosed with kidney disease, he pursued a personal injury compensation claim from his employers and was awarded an undisclosed payout.
A number of parents whose children sustained injuries when in school have taken legal advice and are now pursuing a personal injury compensation claim on behalf of their children.
It was heard that over 200 children were taking their SAT exams this month at Minister College on the Isle of Sheppey, located off the North Coast of Kent, when the heating duct fell from the ceiling onto some of the students.
So far there are nine parents pursuing legal action on behalf of their children in a bid to win compensation for injury. One of the children injured during this terrible accident was Ryhs Sullivan. After the incident, Rhys had to spend two days in hospital and had to have numerous operations when he fractured his jaw. Rhys Sullivan has also had to have metal plates in the sides of his mouth.
Rhys Sullivan’s mother, Victoria Sullivan has commented on the accident that occurred and the injuries her son sustained and said:
“If the duct had fallen two inches to the left, it could have either paralysed or killed him.
“Rhys is a cheerful boy but he’s still in a lot of pain. That hall should never have been in use.”
A man has recently been advised to make a personal injury compensation claim after he sustained an eye injury when he was a school boy, which prevented him from pursuing a career as a footballer.
It was heard that Mr Scott Barry Palmer was a pupil at Tretherras School in Newquay, which is located on the South West coast of England, when he was hit the eye by a stone that had been thrown by a fellow student. The damage to Mr Palmer’s eye was so severe that he has suffered problems with his vision ever since the accident occurred. Mr Palmer had been given a trial at Plymouth Argyle Football Club before the accident happened.
During a recent court hearing, it was stated to the judges that there was inadequate supervision on the playground at the time the accident occurred in July 2001. At the time the accident happened there was over 400 children playing on the school playground and there were only two dinner ladies supervising all of these pupils.
Lord Justice Waller has commented on this case and said: “To have one dinner lady supervisor who would be stretched to supervise over 150 pupils in years seven and eight, only glancing occasionally at years nine and ten, was, in my view, clearly negligent.”
A man who worked as a gardener and also took part in a triathlon has sustained severe personal injuries when he was hit by a car in a road traffic accident.
The injured runner, known as Mr Jesse Marquardt, 35 years of age, was hit by a car and sustained a broken leg and foot as a result.
It was heard that the driver, known as Mr Richard H. Dwyer was apparently under the influence of drugs when he hit Mr Marquardt with his vehicle. Witnesses have confirmed to the police that the car swerved and then hit Mr Marquardt from the back. The force of the impact caused Mr Marquardt to flip over the vehicle and then to land on the footpath.
Although Mr Richard Dwyer had hit Mr Marquardt with his vehicle, he continued to drive off, until the police later pulled him over to the side of the road, which was nearly one mile away from the scene of the road traffic accident.
As a result of the accident, Mr Marquardt was unable to complete the triathlon and according to spokespeople, Mr Marquardt was successful in completing the swimming and biking part of the triathlon, but he was hit by the car when he was trying to complete the running section.
After the road traffic accident occurred, Mr Marquardt contacted his legal team and was successful in a claim for compensation for injury.
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