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Car Crash Survivor Launches £500,000 Compensation Claim

Categories: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) | Written by Michael on September 2, 2010

 

According to a story in the Salisbury Journal, a woman who miraculously survived a severe road traffic accident has launched a legal bid to claim more than half a million pounds in compensation from the driver of the other vehicle.

Diana Turan, of Salisbury, was forced to make an emergency stop after her car started revving excessively on September 14, 2008, while driving down the A303 (more…)

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Whiplash More Serious Than First Believed?

Categories: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) | Written by Paul on August 31, 2010

 

When it comes to personal injury, lawyers are not unfamiliar with whiplash claims. Motorists can suffer whiplash regardless of driving speed or seatbelts and in varying degrees of pain. Consequently it is no surprise that some would contend that whiplash claims are the most common form of accident claims. What many may not know however, is that studies are showing a link between whiplash and more serious potential conditions.

The Institute of Health and Work ran a (more…)

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Rock Throwing Youths Terrorise M1 Motorists

Categories: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) | Written by Michael on August 30, 2010

 

Police have released dramatic CCTV footage of the moment when a group of hooded youths hurled rocks and stones from a motorway bridge at speeding traffic below.

The attack (more…)

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Alarming rise in fraudulent insurance claims

Categories: Personal Injury | Written by Paul on August 27, 2010

 

There has been a record increase in insurance fraud. This conclusion is based on statistics compiled by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) covering the year ending 2009. The industry identified a total of 122,000 bogus claims, 4% of all claims, costing an estimated £840 million, which amounted to an increase of 14% on 2008.

In terms of value, (more…)

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Distractions increase road accident claims

Categories: Road Traffic Accident (RTA) | Written by Michael on August 25, 2010

 

It is widely accepted that issues such as drink driving and speeding are accountable for many road traffic accidents; however, there are many other issues often pushed to the sideline that can also lead to drivers making road accident claims.

According to the (more…)

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Growling Dog Could Cause Woman to Lose Home

Categories: Slip and Trip | Written by Michael on August 5, 2010

 

A grandmother has been sued by a postman who tripped outside her front door. Now she faces damages of £68,000 in compensation and expenses.

Colin Hatch states he fell over a cracked (more…)

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Parents of See-Saw Injury Victim Take Legal Action

Categories: Public Liability | Written by Michael on August 2, 2010

 

Parents of 12-year-old Reece Geisler are suing the local authority for installing a perilous piece of equipment in the playground and not maintaining enough safety measures. They have taken legal action against Kirklees Council, which installed the see-saw in 2009 and was the cause of their son’s unfortunate accident. The council runs the play area at present. (more…)

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