http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk News on personal injury and criminal injury compensation claims Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:44:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A retired manager who worked at a hospital in Birmingham has been awarded a £307,550 compensation payout and will receive a further £24,000 every year for the rest of his life because he claims he suffered stress at his job. The former NHS employee, who retired in 1996 and whose work ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/09/six-figure-compensation-payout-to-birmingham-city-hospital-worker/ A former police officer has been told that he does not qualify for a lump-sum payment in compensation after an incident which left him with post-traumatic stress disorder. South Wales Police dog handler Mark Pugh, 50, became severely depressed and suicidal after he was attacked by a mob of fans at ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/09/police-officer-fails-in-disability-lump-sum-compensation-claim/ A family whose young son died in 1997 after receiving “incorrect treatment” from the boy’s doctor have received compensation and an apology from a Leicester hospital. Three-year-old Ryan Pitcher, who was being treated for epilepsy, died after being given the wrong medication by Dr Andrew Holton. An initial investigation could not ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/09/compensation-and-apology-for-family-over-young-boys-death/ A woman from Warwickshire who is seeking a compensation claim against her late father’s workplace has been told that she is not eligible for compensation as a result of a legal loophole. Judith Tomlinson, 58, from Baginton near Coventry, has mesothelioma, a fatal asbestos-related cancer. She strongly believes that her father’s ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/09/asbestos-cancer-sufferer-denied-workplace-compensation-due-to-loophole/ Costs for NHS negligence have increased dramatically by almost a quarter in just one year. The NHS spent around £800 million last year after a sharp rise in those seeking compensation. The NHS’s Litigation Authority shows that maternity services are those most targeted for compensation claims. Poor maternity care in London ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/08/rising-costs-over-nhs-negligence/ A disabled student is set to receive £9,000 in compensation from the US fashion chain Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) because of the discrimination she suffered due to her prosthetic arm. Riam Dean, 22, from Greenford in Middlesex, resigned from her job at the Central London store after her prosthesis was ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/08/student-succeeds-in-compensation-claim-against-abercrombie-and-fitch/ The biological father of Baby Peter has lodged a compensation claim against Haringey Council for failing to protect his son. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is seeking £200,000 in compensation, although he could be able to claim twice as much according to legal experts. He has taken ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/08/baby-p-real-father-and-sacked-carers-demand-compensation/ Personal injury claims have increased even though the number of people hurt in road traffic accidents has dropped by 8%, recent studies have shown. Compensation claims have risen dramatically from £8.8 billion in 2006 to £9.6 billion this year. There has been some speculation that the lower casualties are a result ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/08/road-accident-casualties-fall-yet-personal-injury-claims-rise/ A woman in Scotland has launched a legal bid to sue her local authority after enduring years of bullying at school, claiming that not enough was done to help or protect her from her abusers. Rhona Wands, now 22, has alleged that teachers and management at Fife Council ignored her torment ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/08/victim-of-school-bullying-launches-compensation-claim-against-local-council/ According to recent research, the number of children injured in road accidents during the morning rush hour has decreased significantly, from 344 between January to June 2008 to 228 in the same months this year. It has been suggested that this may be due to the current recession. David Green, the ... http://personalinjuryinfo.co.uk/2009/08/recession-cuts-school-run-personal-injury/