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Ricky Whittle facing claim by commercial photographer

Ricky Whittle may be getting ready for the final of Strictly Come Dancing this coming weekend, but he could find himself in hot water after an alleged incident with a commercial photographer in Liverpool recently.

The actor from Hollyoaks is facing a lawsuit after he allegedly ran over a commercial photographer after finishing a day’s filming on the Liverpool soap opera on Saturday evening. Ricky Whittle was arrested by police on the evening of Saturday November 28th after he left a bar in Liverpool, which was the site of an after show party for Hollyoaks cast and crew to celebrate the conclusion of a week’s filming.

Police questioned the actor after arresting him, but released him on bail the same night.

Upon leaving the bar, Whittle allegedly ran over commercial photographer Steve Farrell, who was taking pictures of Whittle, leaving the photographer sporting minor injuries. Steve Farrell is now speaking with personal injury lawyers in Liverpool over the incident and deciding whether he should pursue a claim for compensation against the Hollyoaks actor. If Farrell does make a claim for compensation, the severity of his injuries will be important to determine whether his injuries have impeded his potential to work and operate his camera.

This last Saturday Whittle showed no sign of the incident affecting him as he danced his way into this weekend’s final of Strictly Come Dancing, where he will go head to head with Chris Hollins.

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Janet Jackson not guilty of personal injury

US pop singer Janet Jackson, and sister of Michael Jackson, has just won her caught case against a man who claimed that he bodyguards assaulted him. Leonard Salati was suing Janet Jackson for $110 million after he claimed he was beaten up by her bodyguards outside of a nightclub.

The case was dismissed by a New York court after it ruled that there was no evidence of the assault.

Salati claims that he met Janet in a nightclub in 2005 and spoke to her in the VIP area. When Janet was leaving the club, Salati says he tried to kiss her and give her a piece of paper that contained his (more…)

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Man cannot claim compensation after being convicted of manslaughter

Forty-nine-year-old Kerrie Gray has been told that he cannot claim for compensation for loss of earnings after being sent to prison for manslaughter. Mr Gray claims that he stabbed and killed John Boultwood in 2001 after suffering mental injuries when he was a survivor of the Paddington rail crash in 1999, where 31 passengers were killed.

Mr Gray says the emotional distress caused by the accident was the reason he stabbed and killed Mr Boultwood. He tried to claim £300,000 in damages, claiming loss of earnings as a result of being sent to prison for manslaughter. His personal injury lawyer argued that Thames Trains and Network Rail should pay him compensation for loss of earnings, even though he killed someone.

His lawyers claim that after the rail crash he underwent a severe change in personality.

Mr Gray stabbed Mr Boultwood when the victim was drunk in front of his car. After punching and kicking Mr Boultwood, Gray then went to a friend’s house to get a knife, before returning and stabbing him to death.

Lord Hoffmann ruled:

His claims for loss of earnings after his arrest, and for general damages for his detention, conviction and damage to reputation, are all claims for damage caused by the lawful sentence imposed on him for manslaughter.

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Ex footballer pursued for injury compensation

A former professional footballer is facing a claim for injury compensation after he attacked and beat up a woman who worked in a taxi booking office.

The footballer, former Nottingham Forrest player Gary Charles, could be forced to pay out a five figure compensation claim to his victim, 46 year old Elizabeth Wedge. Ms Wedge says she has suffered both emotionally and physically since the attack in September 2005.

Gary Charles received a nine month suspended sentence for his actions in 2006, however just 12 months later he was jailed after he assaulted a doorman outside a pub while drunk.

Ms Wedge stated about her anguish:

I’ve lost my job through this and not worked since the attack. I’m on incapacity benefit and disability living allowance.

My solicitor has written to him a number of times about compensation but he has (more…)

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Personal injury prompts woman to sue retailer for injury compensation

A woman injured in an attack on a store while she was shopping is proceeding with a claim for injury compensation against the retailer. The woman, 33 year old Xie Guomei, is suing the owners of China Carrefour, a retail giant in the country. She is seeking injury compensation after she was stabbed by a raider who was trying to rob the store.

The woman was shopping at the store in November last year when a man, Lu Zhiwen, cut her (more…)

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Man who assaulted teenager forced to pay compensation

A girl who was attacked by a yob outside her own home is to receive £1,500 compensation from her assailant for the injuries she suffered. The yob smashed a brick into the face of fifteen-year-old Kayla-Lee Purdie, breaking her jaw and her cheekbone. The girl is now permanently scarred from the assault.

The attack happened on May 3rd last year, outside Kayla-Lee’s home in Edinburgh. The girl’s attacker, twenty-two-year-old George Ewing pleaded guilty to the attack and was sentenced to just 225 hours of community service.

As a result of the attack the teenage girl now has keep her hair long and wear special make-up to hide the scar.

The assault happened as Ewing and his friends were returning home from a night out. They were creating a disturbance outside the teenager’s home, when her parents went outside to (more…)

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Father told he cannot claim compensation for son’s murder

The father of a man who was murdered outside his own home in Sunderland has been told that he cannot claim compensation for his son’s death on the grounds that his son fought back against his attackers.

Twenty-two-year-old Kevin Johnson was stabbed to death by youths outside his home in 2007 when he confronted the mob for making a noise that kept his baby awake.

His father, John Johnson, has stated how he has tried, on two occasions, to claim compensation for his son’s death, but on both occasions he was denied by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). He is now (more…)

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