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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 former foundry worker has won £5,000 in damages after he suffered hearing loss caused by exposure to excessive noise at work. The man worked for a Manchester-based foundry in a variety of roles between 1964 and 2000. During this time he was exposed...
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An NHS trust has paid out a total of more than £2.25 million as a result of claims against one of its surgeons. The orthopaedic surgeon, who worked full time at Rotherham Hospital until 2007 and then part time until 2009, had already been the subject...
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A young woman who suffered life-changing injuries in a car crash has had her compensation settlement approved by the High Court. Georgina Cotterill, then 20, was being driven back from Bournemouth beach by a friend, Jennifer Tilley, the morning after the...
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A man who tripped on a raised paving slab on his way home from work has won £7,000 in compensation. The 46-year-old man had got out of his car and was walking along the pavement to his house when he tripped on the uneven surface. He was unable to keep...
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The family of a woman who developed asbestosis as a result of work she carried out during the Second World War has won compensation for her pain and suffering. Doris Timbrell had worked assembling gas masks at a factory in Blackburn. This involved packing...
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An employee who injured his knee after slipping on the factory floor where he worked has secured an out-of-court settlement in compensation. The man worked for a company that makes aluminium products. He was operating a forklift truck as he repaired a large...
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A young man who suffered a very serious brain injury in a road traffic accident in 2007 has been awarded £1.5 million in compensation for his injuries. Jarrad Twait-Rush, who was 12 at the time of the accident, was hit by a car on the road where he...
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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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More than 400 British holidaymakers who endured a ‘holiday from hell’ at a resort in the Dominican Republic in summer 2007 have won their battle for compensation after the court approved a £1.9 million settlement. The holidaymakers, who...
