http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:24:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Inmates of a London prison are preparing to make compensation claims after an outbreak of salmonella. Over 300 fell ill with diarrhoea and vomiting at Wandsworth prison in the south-west of the capital last September. The prisoners claim that the Prison Service was to blame for the outbreak, which lasted for approximately ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/london-prison-inmates-set-to-make-compensation-claims-1856 A Birmingham businessman who was allegedly threatened by a member of British Airways staff at Heathrow airport has lost his claim for compensation. Mohammed Nazam, 50, claims he was told by a BA customer services manager that he would be kidnapped in his native Pakistan when he disembarked the plane if ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/birmingham-businessman-loses-claim-for-compensation-against-british-airways-1854 A number of holiday makers are acquiring the services of compensation claim solicitors after falling ill onboard a Thomson cruise liner. As many as 70 legal claims could be made against the tour operator by people who argue that hygiene standards were not up to scratch on the ship. The passengers were ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/thomson-holidaymakers-to-make-compensation-claims-after-virus-outbreak-1851 A new system to speed up the process of claiming car accident compensation has been looked at by parliament ministers. Under the new proposals, there will be fixed stages and costs associated to what type of road accident the victim has and what injuries they have suffered. The system could be similar ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/new-car-accident-compensation-claims-system-to-be-introduced-1849 Hundreds of patients who were treated at Stafford Hospital are making compensation claims against it. Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is currently facing legal charges following an investigation that showed patients were grossly neglected, ignored and generally mistreated during their stays at the hospital. Approximately 220 compensation claims are currently being made, ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/hundreds-make-clinical-negligence-compensation-claims-against-stafford-hospital-1847 New laws could require dog owners to obtain insurance to protect others from attacks. The government’s proposals aim to give greater protection to members of the public from the threat of dangerous dogs, and will give them the right to easily make a claim for compensation if they are injured by ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/new-laws-could-make-a-claim-for-compensation-for-a-dog-attack-easier-1845 A worker at Staffordshire University has been won a £110,000 compensation claim for work-related stress. However, despite the payout was made in an out-of-court settlement, the university has refused to accept liability. Programme manager Mark Bannister, 49, was allegedly made to work up to 65 hours a week after one of his ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/university-employee-wins-compensation-claim-for-work-stress-1843 A diabetic man was the first person in Britain to be awarded injury compensation for being shot by a police taser gun. Nicholas Gaubert slipped into a coma when he was travelling on a Leeds city centre bus to have drinks with friends in nearby Headingley. The reaction was so fast ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/diabetic-man-first-to-receive-injury-compensation-for-taser-shooting-1841 Polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes was involved in a three car road traffic accident on the A6 in Stockport on Saturday afternoon. Police have since appealed for witnesses to the accident amid claims that he caused the accident after falling asleep at the wheel of his Jaguar. Sir Ranulph, who is the ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/polar-explorer-involved-in-three-car-road-traffic-accident-1839 A lift company will face charges for major health and safety breaches in court today after a banker was killed in central London. Katarzyna Woja, 32, was crushed to death when the lift she was getting out of at the Broadgate Health club in the city of London suddenly fell; trapping ... http://www.injuriesdirect.com/news/lift-company-face-health-and-safety-charges-for-banker%e2%80%99s-death-1837