Loss of finger claim from unguarded machinery at work
We blog a lot about machinery and equipment accidents at work because they are frighteningly common. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – we have stringent health and safety rules in the UK that are designed to protect employees from injury, yet time and time again they are ignored and people are hurt.
Machinery and equipment causing an employee to lose a finger – or several fingers – is a real concern.
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Oxygen starvation at birth – Advice from our serious injury claims team
It’s a terrible tragedy when a newborn infant is neglected and starved of oxygen at birth. Even where the period without enough oxygen lasts a mere few minutes the infant can be subject to significant developmental problems and brain injuries.
When this happens it is never easy to cope with, and it is never easy for us lawyers either – but we are here for you and it is important to know the rights for your child.
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Help for Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) Claims
As our name suggests, as The Injury Lawyers, we exclusively help and represent victims for injury claims. Our level of expertise and our years of service which has been dedicated to victims of negligence has meant that we have recovered millions of pounds in compensation for victims of injury just like you.
Noise Induced Hearing Loss (or NIHL for short) claims resulting in tinnitus and hearing loss is amongst our specialities.
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Can I claim wages for a whiplash injury?
In a claim for personal injury you are entitled to recover compensation for the pain and suffering caused, and for any losses and expenses incurred. The pain, suffering, and loss of amenity is often referred to as General Damages and the losses and expenses is often referred to as Special Damages.
Whilst Special Damages are never guaranteed and whilst they can be somewhat of a grey area, there is a general principle that you are entitled to recover compensation for any financial losses and expenses that are caused as a result of an accident. As such you can claim lost wages for whiplash injuries.
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Heavy or large objects falling at work? Blame poor planning and equipment!
Situations can easily arise at work where employees need to stabilise large materials for working on. Whether it’s sheets or girders of heavy steel, long beams of wood, or even mobile equipment that needs working on, the job needs to be safe and secure.
Despite the regulations we have in place, companies and people will still cut corners and fail to properly plan and supervise tasks that could cause serious injury if something goes wrong. In these circumstances employers who end up in breach of the law are obliged to compensate any victim’s of negligence.
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Falls from height at work claims – Far too common and dangerous!
The volume of reported incidents and cases we take on that involve people falling from height at work is alarmingly high. The regulations that we have in place to protect employees is there and it is stringent, so there is never an excuse for employers failing to abide by the law.
But in spite of this we see incidents time and time again that were entirely preventable. Unfortunately, fall from height injuries are usually serious, and this is why it’s vital to get legal advice as soon as possible.
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Yes! Our medical negligence solicitors can do home visits!
Medical negligence is a very complex area of law and your claim needs to be handled by appropriately qualified experts. We are a firm of expert medical injury solicitors who have helped and advised thousands of people claim for medical negligence compensation for years. We have recovered millions of pounds for deserved victims of medical negligence, and our expert solicitors and legal team have the experience you need.
On top of that, we are happy to visit you in home or hospital at your request.
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What is the lowest level of compensation you can claim for a whiplash injury?
I don’t know what it is about whiplash claims that seem to spur the need to find out how much you can claim for. Whilst the value of a potential claim is often a question on accident victims’ lips, it is almost always asked when the victim is suffering whiplash in a car accident.
Sometimes the reason is because people are being offered amounts to settle directly with the insurers. Well if you have come across our site and this applies to you, I have some very bad news for you indeed!
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The Injury Lawyers settle burn injury at work claim for £7,000
As well as specialising in serious injury claims where victims are entitled to multimillion pound payouts, we fight for the rights of those who seek justice for any injury sustained as a result of negligence.
In this case, our client was burned from their wrist to the elbow at work which was caused by being exposed to condensed boiling water and hot soup that had reached scolding temperatures.
He was lucky to not have been more seriously hurt!
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Making a compensation claim for a Train Station accident
Personally I’m not a fan of trains. I can’t stand how busy and crowded they can get especially in the sweltering summer heat when you are forced to stand in between carriages without access to any air conditioning. But putting my disliking for trains aside for one moment, let’s talk about injuries at train stations because they can be a very common occurrence.
If you have had an accident at a train station and suffered injuries as a result, you are certainly not alone. Read on for legal advice about where you stand.
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