Archive for the 'personal injury' Category
SHAMED R & B star Chris Brown could be facing another day in court after he was named in a personal injury claim. Robert Rosen is suing the singer for medical costs claiming that he suffered personal injury following an incident with the singer’s bodyguard. According to reports, Mr Rosen took a picture of Brown [...]
May 29th, 2009 | Posted in compensation claim, personal injury | No Comments
PEOPLE who suffer a personal injury as a consequence of European election posters can claim, a leading solicitor has said. There have been instances of personal injury inquiries following incidences such as election billboard posters falling down, or distracting drivers. But Martin Hart, of Hart & Co Solicitors in Belfast, said: “Somebody confronted with this [...]
May 27th, 2009 | Posted in accidental injury, compensation claim, criminal injury, personal injury | No Comments
A BRITISH tourist is bringing a personal injury claim against an American couple following an accident at their holiday home. Julian Bruch, from Horsham, West Sussex, says he suffered personal injury after an outdoor chair broke underneath him and he fell on the veranda of Michael and Debra Taylor’s vacation home, on the Bolivar Peninsula [...]
May 21st, 2009 | Posted in accidental injury, compensation claim, personal injury | No Comments
A ROCHDALE man who was exposed to asbestos when he was just 15-years-old has won a £400,000 compensation claim after he contracted terminal lung cancer. David Smith, 56, had been working as an apprentice electrical engineer when he was exposed to the deadly substance while working for Alstom Energy. He worked for the company from [...]
May 20th, 2009 | Posted in compensation claim, personal injury, workplace accident | No Comments
THE drum and bass producer star Goldie is staying silent over claims that has has made a compensation claim against a television production company. The 43-year-old from Hemel Hempstead, who has also starred in a James Bond and recently won the BBC reality series Maestro, is reported to have brought the compensation claim after he [...]
May 18th, 2009 | Posted in accidental injury, compensation claim, personal injury | No Comments
EVIDENCE from the popular online site Facebook has been used in at least three recent personal injury cases in Canada. Myla Bagasbas, from Vancouver, lost her claim for $40,000 in personal injury damages for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment after the defendents produced photos from her Facebook profile that showed her kayaking, hiking and [...]
May 13th, 2009 | Posted in compensation claim, personal injury | No Comments
ONE of the UK’s most senior judges has criticised the high cost of personal injury cases. In a review, Lord Justice Jackson said personal injury case costs were now “remarkably high”. The judge commented: “The personal injury litigation industry is populated by numerous interest groups and middlemen, all of whom have to meet their overheads [...]
May 12th, 2009 | Posted in personal injury | No Comments
CLAIMS specialist National Accident Helpline is working with financial website moneysupermarket.com as a key supplier for its new personal injury claims referral scheme. The new venture means that thousands more customers will be able to access free personal injury claims advice online. Alan Kennedy, chief executive officer of National Accident Helpline, said: “National Accident Helpline [...]
May 8th, 2009 | Posted in personal injury | No Comments
A TEACHER who claims she was poisoned by a pupil is making a £700,000 compensation claim against her former employers. Shaaira Alexis is suing after she drank blackboard cleaning fluid placed in her water bottle by a schoolgirl, the High Court in London has been told. Although Miss Alexis, 52, made a full recovery, she [...]
May 5th, 2009 | Posted in compensation claim, employment compensation, negligence, personal injury | No Comments
AN OAP is to make a compensation claim after falling from her wheelchair on what she says was an uneven pavement. Daphne Slater, 73, says she is fearful of leaving her house after the accident, which happened near her home in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire. Now the pensioner is filing a personal injury compensation claim against the [...]
May 4th, 2009 | Posted in accidental injury, compensation claim, personal injury | No Comments