Personal car accident and work injury compensation claim at Injuries Direct

A care assistant has made a personal injury claim against her employer after an accident at work.
The accident occurred at a residential home for elderly people. The worker was taking some food out on a heated trolley.

There were plates stacked at the back of the trolley and they were stacked high so that they touched the shelf above them. Because of this, the worker was unable to use the gauntlets because they were too awkward and they did not provide enough grip.

When this had happened in the past, employees often used tea towels to carry the hot plates. The worker did this as normal but as a result, she burned her forearm on the plates.

The worker felt that this accident could have been avoided and that her employer could have ensured that a safer system was in place. The worker had mentioned the problem to her manager in the past. She had said that the gauntlets were unsuitable and that the plates should not be stacked inside the trolley as the temperature was too high.

The worker’s employer denied that they were responsible for the accident so the employee took the case to court. The employee was awarded compensation for injuries.

A rugby player is set to receive £1,500 in compensation for injuries which he suffered during a match between Bonymaen and Pontypool.

Richard Mark Williams, a rugby player from Swansea suffered a broken jaw after being punched by an opponent in the match. Samual Pailor pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm.

The incident began with Pailor trying to charge down a clearance kick by Williams. He failed to block the kick and there followed an exchange of words between the two players. But Pailor reacted badly to this and punched his opponent with substantial force in the face.

Mr Williams was taken to hospital where he was treated for a displaced fracture to the left side of his jaw. The punch left Mr Williams with a slight overbite and this had to be corrected using orthodontic brackets, worn for a month.

Pailor was ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service and he was also ordered to pay compensation of £1,500 to Mr Williams. He also had to pay £500 towards prosecution costs.

The fire fighter was with colleagues when they attended a fire at a derelict bungalow. They had almost finished extinguishing the fire when another fire fighter removed tiles from the roof and placed them onto an internal ceiling so that the fire could be tackled from above. The officer in charge was told that the ceiling was boarded and the fire fighter then entered the building.

The officer in charge had assumed that the ceiling was covered with wooden floorboards but in fact, the ceiling was only covered with plaster board. Because the plaster board was damp and because it was weighted down with tiles, the ceiling collapsed on top of the fire fighter and he suffered several injuries.

The fire fighter believed that the accident would not have happened if safety measures were put into place. It was argues that the officer in charge should have dismantled the ceiling and that the tiles should never have been placed on it. The officer agreed that this was true and that a risk assessment should have been carried out.

The fire fighter was awarded compensation for his injuries.

Medical negligence compensation claims are unfortunately rising but why is this the case? The health care profession is supposed to be getting better all the time so surely the number of claims should be falling. One reason for this might be the fact that more accurate records of claims are now being kept and now more people now realise that they may be able to make a claim for compensation if the duty of care that everyone is entitled to is not met.

One area of medicine where claims are unfortunately rising is in the area of cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic surgery compensation claims have risen over recent years, and because most of these types of operations are conducted in private surgeries, regulation in the industry is difficult to maintain. A recent report actually stated that 20% of all claims for medical negligence in regard to private practices were connected to cosmetic surgery.

Whether NHS or private, the health care professional looking after you should provide an adequate level of care and should make you fully aware about the procedure you are undergoing and any ill effects that may occur as a result.

The Ministry of Justice has just confirmed plans for a new road traffic accident compensation scheme. The scheme will be streamlined and be for road accident compensation claims where a person has been injured and damages amount to between £1,000 and £10,000. This will mean the new scheme will apply to about 80% of all personal injury claims involving car accidents.

The compensation scheme has been set up after discussions with the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to enable facility of a more effective and quicker compensation scheme.

The scheme will implement set levels of costs at each stage of the process and hopefully reduce legal costs. The system will also use standardised electronic claim forms so the whole system can be made more transparent and hence decisions can be made more effectively.

Nick Starling from the ABI stated:

“The ABI has long argued for a simpler, more streamlined compensation system that works in the interests of consumers, so we completely support today’s announcement. This new process will cut down on delays, and reduce the high legal costs that are paid for through motor insurance premiums.”

A man has received increased personal injury compensation for injuries caused by a road accident that he was involved in.

The man was a front seat passenger in a stationary car at a set of traffic lights when the car he was in was hit in the rear by another vehicle. The passenger suffered neck and back injuries as well as facial bruising.

The passenger believed that the driver of the other vehicle was at fault for the accident so he made a personal injury claim.

The driver of the other vehicle admitted liability and an initial offer of compensation was made. But this compensation did not take the full extent of the injuries into account and the compensation did also not take into account the fact the claimant was a competitive rugby player and that this had suffered as a result of the accident.

The compensation was raised a little, but it was still felt that it did not reflect the full extent of the injuries so the matter was pursued to court. The Judge awarded an increased sum of damages and the amount reflected the amount that the claimant’s lawyers had initially put forward to the claimant.

A lady was still suffering the effects of a road accident six months after it happened and she is now hoping to claim compensation for injuries as a result of the accident.

But Jo Howard is asking for the public’s help to try to prove that her crash was caused by mud on the road in Cambridgeshire.

Jo suffered head injuries in the accident and it is said that the concussion lasted for six months. She has to be signed off from work for nine months following the crash.

Now, nineteen months later, Jo still suffers from headaches and is required to use a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) machine at work which delivers small electrical impulses to control the pain.

Jo is now launching a compensation claim with a no win no fee solicitor. And she says that the road needs to be kept clean during the winter.

She is appealing for people to come forward to support her claim if they have had a similar experience to her and have crashed or slid on the mud.

Jo said that she was driving along the road at night and approached the corner at around 40mph. The car slid into a ditch when Jo touched the brakes.

It is an unfortunate fact of all ours lives that at some point we all have to visit hospital. This may be because you need treatment for a specific condition or because of an accident. The care we all receive whilst we are in hospital has to reach certain standards, however, in some cases the care you receive may not be up to the standards that you expect.

It is important to register a complaint as soon as you feel that the level of care you are receiving is not up to standard. This can be made directly to the hospital or the person who is managing your care, this may be the doctor, midwife, nurse or you can use the new system in place at hospitals around the country called the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).

If the problem continues during your stay or no efforts are made to remedy the situation or you have a problem that has impacted negatively on your stay that was no fault of your own, you might be able to make a claim for medical negligence. Speaking to a medical negligence care lawyer about your issue may help you determine if you have are entitled to make a claim for compensation.

Claims for compensation following a road accident can be either against the driver of the car that hit you, or if you were a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in a crash, you can also make a claim against the driver of your car.

Most victims of a road traffic accident suffer some form of injury or other problem following the crash, whether stress related or a physical injury. If you have had an accident that was no fault of your own you may be entitled to claim for compensation.

One claim for compensation that was brought to our attention recently involved a road traffic accident where a person suffered severe neck, back and facial injuries after another vehicle crashed into the back of his car. The man was a front seat passenger in the vehicle and was sat at a set of traffic lights when the offending vehicle hit him. The offending vehicles insurance company offered a sum of money in compensation to the man for the injuries he sustained, but after seeking legal advice the offer was rejected. When the case went to court the man received a substantially increased amount of compensation for the injuries he sustained.

Sometimes it can seem like every journey we take is delayed by a road traffic accident. And sadly, it is true that road traffic accidents are more common than we think.

In fact, it is said that all of us are likely to be involved in a car accident at least once in our lives. And with over 300,000 injuries caused by car accidents every year, it is a good idea to be clued up as to process involved in claiming compensation for injuries caused by a crash.

The key thing to remember is that if the accident was not your fault, you may be able to make a claim for any injuries that you have suffered because of the accident.

The first thing to do after a road accident is to take down the insurance details of the other driver. This is because your car accident claim will be made against the insurance company of the other driver.

The next step, to claim compensation for a personal injury, is to prove that the other person was at fault for the accident. In order to do this, you need to have a note of their name, address, telephone number and any witnesses of the incident.