Pages On: Finger Injuries
Finger injuries are usually not too severe or life-threatening, but the fallout from a finger injury, whichever finger it may be, can affect many of the day-to-day things we take for granted. If you have lost a finger, or they have been rendered unusable, it may affect your ability to work. The compensation for each different finger injury will take into account how it has affected your life, not just how bad the injury itself is. If you have suffered a finger injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be entitled to personal injury compensation.
North Wales police pay out over £50,000 to officers
Posted: 1 February 2015
Posted in: Finger Injuries, Hip Injuries, Industrial Deafness and Disease, Leg Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
North Wales police officers have been awarded over £50,000 through personal injury claims over the last five years. The information was gathered as a result of a Freedom of Information request, which found that officers had claimed for incidents ranging from slipping on wet surfaces to exposure to excessive noise. A total of £53,615 was paid out to nine claimants since 2009, with a further four claims still ongoing. The biggest payout was made in 2010/11 to an officer who severely injured their pelvis and hips while carrying out his…
Read More£800k compensation to schoolchildren
Posted: 18 July 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Finger Injuries, Foot Injuries, Head & Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
New figures have revealed that in the last five years the local authorities in Wales have paid out more than £800,000 in compensation to injured schoolchildren and legal fees. Successful claimants included one child with a severed thumb, and another that was knocked down by a vehicle driven by a teacher. The amount paid by the councils over the last five academic years amounted to £811,834.86, covering both the cost of damages and legal fees. One council – Neath Port Talbot – paid out a total of £309,535, with one…
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