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A workman who suffered serious damage to three of his fingers in an accident involving a digger has won £295,000 in damages. The man, who is in his 20s, was working with a colleague installing a ramp for disabled access to a building. As the paving...
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A soldier whose shin was smashed in a training accident abroad has won £57,500 in damages. The soldier was in Alberta, Canada, at the time of the accident. He was travelling in the back of a mobile artillery unit when it braked suddenly, causing a...
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A former Royal Marine who suffered serious injuries when the Land Rover he was driving plunged over a 100ft cliff has won his battle for compensation after the Court of Appeal overruled an earlier decision that he was not entitled to damages. Thomas Birch,...
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A delivery driver who was badly injured as he tried to leave a gated security area in Whitehall has won an undisclosed sum in damages. The 47-year-old man was leaving the area via the open barrier when the accident happened. A submerged bollard was released...
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A former jockey has won £58,000 in compensation for injuries he suffered at Cheltenham racecourse when his horse fell at the first hurdle. Philip Hide’s horse skidded and fell at the outer end of the hurdle, causing him to be thrown against one...
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A man who tripped over a pothole and injured his ankle has won £8,500 in damages from Brighton and Hove City Council, which was responsible for the site where the accident occurred. The accident happened in April 2010. The man, who is a street...
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A baggage handler at Stansted airport who suffered a serious back injury when his airport luggage trolley was hit by another vehicle has won his battle for compensation. Mick Draper, 68, had worked for air cargo company Swissport for 10 years prior to the...
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A woman who received an electric shock from a faulty freezer at work has won compensation for her injuries. Julie Humphries, 34, was working in a juice bar in Meadowhall, Sheffield. She received the shock in February 2009, when she rested her hand on top of...
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A road worker who damaged his ankle while working at night on an unlit road has won £8,000 in damages. Dean Ness, 35, an employee of Carillion plc, was putting out cones on an unlit section of an A-road when the accident happened. The road had been...
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A postman who slipped on a manhole cover shortly after being issued with new boots by his employer has won more than £2,000 in compensation for his injuries. Clive Davey, 47, had refused to wear the boots when they were first given to him, as he had...
