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A 42 year old man has been awarded a compensation payment following an injury which he sustained at work. He had been working as a concrete pump operator when the accident occurred.
As part of his job he was required to clean out the pump at the...- Details
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A postal worker has recently received a compensation payout after being diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Mr Fletcher had worked in the mail sorting room at the time.
He had worked in this position for 10 years, from 1999 until 2009. The...- Details
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A Scottish steel firm has been fined £50,000 after an employee suffered a broken arm and finger in what a Sheriff described as ‘an accident waiting to happen’.
The accident happened when a squad of men were marking steel plates outside the...- Details
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A child has recently received compensation after being injured on council property. He was injured while out playing with friends near his home.
At the time of the accident he had been in a garden area which was supposed to be maintained by the...- Details
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Solicitor Patrick McGuire has called for a ‘one strike and you’re out’ law to ensure that dogs which attack people are automatically put down.
Mr McGuire a partner with Thompsons Solicitors who specialise in personal injury cases said: “I...- Details
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Thompsons Solicitors’ Aberdeen Partner Chris Gordon has welcomed news that scientists at Aberdeen University have been awarded £1.5m for research into deadly bacteria like E.coli, salmonella and Legionella which cause Legionnaires disease.
Mr...- Details
- Road Accidents
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The passenger of a car who was involved in a road traffic accident has recently received a large compensation payout after making a claim. He had been out with a friend at the time.
The accident occurred due to a driver in front of them trying to...- Details
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A cyclist has recently received a substantial compensation payment after being seriously injured in a road traffic accident. He had been out for a ride near to his house as part of a fitness regime.
At the time of the accident he had been riding...- Details
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A woman recently received compensation for an injury sustained whilst driving home from work. The road traffic accident occurred in August 2009.
When the accident happened she had been stationary at a set of traffic lights. As she waited, a car...- Details
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