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Personal injury lawyers are not ambulance chasers
The perception that the majority of personal injury lawyers are ambulance chasers could be dispelled somewhat by the findings of a new study, according to law firm RJW Slater & Gordon. The firm believes that the widely-held belief that such..
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25 September 2012
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£55,000 damages for RTA victim
A pensioner who had to be cut unconscious from the wreckage of the car she was travelling in following a collision with a lorry has received £55,000 in an out of court settlement. After spending six weeks in hospital, the woman was sent home on..
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£100,000 settlement for RTA victim
A passenger who was trapped injured inside the wreckage of a car for more than two hours following a collision has received £100,000 in an out of court settlement. The driver lost control of the car as it crossed a roundabout, and collided with..
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25 September 2012
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£19,000 in compensation for ruptured Achilles tendon
A man who ruptured his Achilles tendon in a workplace accident has received £19,000 in compensation. The man got his foot caught in the plate covering the hydraulic pipes and air lines of a car transporter whilst he was loading cars onto the..
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25 September 2012
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Clinical trials lawyer welcomes new guidance from regulators
Gene Matthews, partner in the product liability team at Leigh Day, has welcomed new guidelines produced by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), the BioIndustry Association (BIA) and the Clinical Contract Research..
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25 September 2012
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Surging US APH claims are likely to hit European insurers
Research by run-off specialist Ruxley Ventures research has revealed that surging US APH claims are likely to hit European insurers. The research found that US courts are awarding substantially higher mesothelioma damages, and new sources of claims..
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25 September 2012
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£43,000 settlement for post-traumatic amnesia
A young man, who suffered post-traumatic amnesia after his friend lost control of the car he was a passenger in, has received £43,000 in an out of court settlement. He also suffered permanent nerve damage when his friend lost control whilst..
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25 September 2012
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£9,250 in compensation for whiplash injury
A painter who was off work for three months after suffering whiplash injuries when he struck his head on dangerous scaffolding has received £9,250 in compensation. He was walking along a scaffolding walkway after painting a pipe and attempted..
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25 September 2012
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£100,000 in compensation for construction site head injury
A construction worker has received £100,000 in compensation after he sustained serious head injuries whilst working on a building site. He was hit in the head by a skip suspended from a crane as it was being moved from one part of the site to..
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25 September 2012
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New mesothelioma compensation scheme launched
Newly diagnosed victims of mesothelioma will in future receive help through a new support scheme. Announced by the Minister for Welfare Lord Freud and the Association of British Insurers (ABI), the new scheme will allow around 3,000 mesothelioma..
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25 September 2012
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£50,000 settlement for injured cyclist
A cyclist who was knocked unconscious and suffered a catalogue of injuries when she was struck by a car has received £50,000 in an out of court settlement. She suffered a vertebral fracture, a shattered right collar bone and a broken nose as..
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25 September 2012
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£55,000 damages for thumb injury
A plumber who permanently injured his thumb in a road traffic collision has received £55,000 in an out of court settlement. He now suffers with arthritis at the base of his left thumb. He had been driving his van when a car suddenly pulled out..
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25 September 2012
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£35,000 settlement for slipped disc
A man who suffered a slipped disc when he tried to lift a heavy box at work has received £35,000 in an out of court settlement. He was working as a long-distance delivery driver and was delivering a boxed shower enclosure, which weighed around..
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25 September 2012
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£45,000 in compensation for fall at work
A woman who was badly injured when she fell at work and seven metal wheelbarrows came down on top of her has received £45,000 in compensation. She was left suffering from severe long term back and hip pain after she tripped on a builders’..
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25 September 2012
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Obese Americans say they face discrimination
Many obese Americans say they face discrimination and stigma because of their weight, according to a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey. And the levels of stigma rise along with weight, and affect both people’s working and social lives...
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25 September 2012
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£1.75 million settlement for severed foot
A man who had his right foot severed in an accident at work has received £1.75 million in an out of court settlement. The machine operator was working alone at night using a specialist log-cutting machine. When a log became jammed in one of the..
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25 September 2012
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Employment Rights Act 1996 and the issue of trust
The trust placed by an employer in an employee was at the core of their relationship. The employment tribunal had been entitled to find that, where the employer had received an unproved and untested allegation of an overseas child sex offence..
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25 September 2012
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£500,000 out of court settlement for RTA brain injury
A woman who had to resign from her job after suffering a significant brain injury in a motorway collision, has received £500,000 in an out of court settlement. She suffered soft-tissue injuries to her neck and back and had to be cut free from..
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£70,000 in compensation for crushed leg
A man whose leg was crushed at work by a runaway trolley has received £70,000 in compensation. He had to take eight months off work after he suffered a depressed fracture to his left tibia. He was easing a heavy metal trolley full of equipment..
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25 September 2012
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Common law duty of care in respect of the actions of a third party
When determining whether a defendant owed a common law duty of care to a claimant in respect of the actions of a third party on the basis of foreseeability, proximity and fairness, justice and reasonableness, in accordance with the test laid down in..
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26 September 2012
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£30,000 out of court settlement for loss of finger
A man who lost part of one of his fingers and fractured another after being told to use machinery that was missing a protective guard, has received nearly £30,000 in an out of court settlement. He had only recently started work as a carpenter..
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26 September 2012
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£104,000 in compensation for occupational asthma
A council blacksmith who developed asthma when he was exposed to dangerous fumes in the workplace has been awarded £104,000 in compensation. He was exposed to fumes from metalworking fluids, used to help cut metal. The asthma means that he has..
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26 September 2012
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US survey finds voters believe lawsuit abuse hurts economic growth
The American Tort Reform Association and the grassroots Sick of Lawsuits campaign have released a new national survey indicating that strong majorities of voters across the political spectrum believe lawsuit abuse hurts economic growth, job creation..
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26 September 2012
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£250,000 in compensation for knee injury
A woman who seriously injured her knee in an accident at work has received more than £250,000 in compensation. The woman worked as a cashier at a busy Chinese supermarket where she had been employed for more than a decade. Some produce had been..
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26 September 2012
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£1 million out of court settlement for leg amputation
A Latvian woman who had to have her leg amputated after a road traffic collision whilst working in the UK, has received £1 million in an out of court settlement. The incident occurred as the woman was being driven to her digs in a minibus,..
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26 September 2012
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£180,000 in compensation for RTA victim
A woman who suffered multiple injuries after she was knocked down by a car when it mounted the kerb while she was walking to church has received £180,000 in compensation. She was rushed to intensive care suffering multiple injuries including a..
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26 September 2012
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£400,000 damages for amputated leg
A refuse collector who was run over by his colleague and had to have his leg amputated has received £400,000. He was getting down from the refuse collection lorry, when he was caught by the vehicle’s front wheel and fell to the ground...
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26 September 2012
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£10,000 in compensation for fall injury
A healthcare assistant who ended up having knee surgery after falling in the hospital grounds has received £10,000 in compensation. The path from the car park to the hospital was in such a poor state of repair it was unsafe to walk on and the..
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26 September 2012
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£44,000 in compensation for dermatitis
A hospital worker who developed painful dermatitis through being made to repeatedly use a strong alcohol-based hand rub has received £44,000 in compensation. She was eventually forced to leave her job as a lead healthcare assistant because the..
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26 September 2012
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£412,500 damages for workplace death
The family of an engineer who died in a workplace accident has received £412,500. The man died after being crushed by the machine he was trying to fix. He had entered the machine having operated the safety stop devices when, without warning,..
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26 September 2012
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HSE’s “fee for intervention” (FFI) scheme explained
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published details of how its “fee for intervention” (FFI) scheme will work in practice. From Monday 1 October 2012, the HSE has confirmed it intends to charge businesses, which it regulates,..
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26 September 2012
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HSE consultation on simplifying and clarifying RIDDOR
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened a consultation on proposals to simplify and clarify the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences.
The changes proposed to Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences..
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26 September 2012
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HSE consultation on preventing sharps injuries
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has launched a consultation on proposed regulations to implement Council Directive 2010/32/EU on preventing sharps injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector.
The consultation sets out HSE’s proposals..
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26 September 2012
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Court of Appeal ruling on vicarious liability for violence at work
Unison has reported that the Court of Appeal has ruled that, where an employee inflicts violence on another employee or third party, the vicarious liability of the employer for the employee’s violent act will depend on the closeness of the..
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26 September 2012
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UK P&I Club in reorganisation of structure
The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Limited, generally known as the UK P&I Club, has announced a reorganisation of its structure to establish the UK Europe as the sole provider of direct insurance business to UK..
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26 September 2012
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ILO highlights role of workplace stress in suicides
The International Labour Organization has said that a decision by a French judge to place the former head of France Telecom under judicial investigation for his alleged role in a wave of staff suicides “spotlights an issue that is seldom..
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26 September 2012
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HSE’s safety statistics for offshore sector published
The number of offshore oil and gas leaks that could potentially lead to a major incident continues to fall, according to new safety statistics. But the head of offshore safety at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned industry not to be..
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26 September 2012
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TUC advice on counterfeit Personal Protective Equipment
The TUC has advised guidance to safety representatives to advise employees to check that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is genuine. According to the TUC, to be effective, PPE has to be able to do the job it is designed for. In part that means..
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26 September 2012
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High strain jobs in link with cardiovascular disease in women
A study entitled “Job Strain, Job Insecurity, and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Women’s Health Study: Results from a 10-Year Prospective Study” has concluded that high strain and active jobs, but not job insecurity, are..
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26 September 2012
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