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Compensation Claims

Created: 13 February 2012

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Following the recent disaster off the coast of Italy involving the Costa Concordia I suspect there will be plethora of personal injury claims arising out of that incident. The captain has already admitted deviating off course which is likely to put...

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Compensation Claims

Created: 28 September 2011

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It has been reported that £15 million in compensation has been paid to some of the relatives of those who tragically lost their lives when the helicopter they were in crashed into the North Sea.

When a Super Puma Helicopter crashed in to the North...

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Compensation Claims

Created: 09 August 2011

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A boy who suffered injury and was left with profound disabilities, as a result of the negligence of a NHS Trust, has been awarded £6.6 million in compensation.

Tragically, Leo Whiten suffered brain damage as a result of mistakes made by a NHS...

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Car Accidents

Created: 20 May 2011

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I was pleased to read this week that William Prentice, the have-a-go-hero who tried to stop a runaway taxi, recovered £9,000 in compensation.  Mr Prentice was lauded by the Sheriff for acting in a public spirited manner.  He was waiting in a...

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Compensation Claims

Created: 06 May 2011

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A farmer has been awarded compensation after one of his cows died after choking on a balloon.  Children at a Primary School in south-east London released hundreds of balloons in aid of comic relief.  Little did they know the dangers of doing so! ...

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Compensation Claims

Created: 05 May 2011

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Mr Spalding a plumber was awarded compensation after he was injured when working in the library of the University of East Anglia. Mr Spalding sustained injury to his teeth and face after he slipped whilst trying to get out of a confined space. 

Mr...

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Compensation Claims

Created: 27 April 2011

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The Japanese Government has ordered Tokyo Electric to pay one million yen in compensation to every family within 30 km of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.  The compensation is around £7,365 per family and the total compensation bill is expected...

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Compensation Claims

Created: 22 April 2011

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The Guardian has reported that the NHS is facing an ever increasing compensation bill for mistakes made by maternity-unit staff which result in a baby dying or suffering brain damage or a disability.

Doctors and safety campaigners are fighting for...

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