Pages On: Foot Injuries
A foot injury can put you out of sorts, regardless of how serious it is. Even in the event of amputations, there are now viable options to resume one’s daily life. However, prosthetics are not a substitute for the real thing. Regardless of the modern ways we can handle such disablement, if your foot has been injured in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim personal injury compensation.
Top London hotel compensates injured staff member
Posted: 12 April 2016
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Hotel Accidents, Public Place Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A 63-year-old employee of the five star Savoy Hotel in London has received £9,000 in compensation for an injury he received whilst in their employ. Mr Luis Castillo, from Croydon, had been working for the luxury hotel for 17 years, and was hoping to continue in his role of waiter and sommelier until his retirement. Following the accident, however, he became unable to stand for long periods of time due to the injury he had sustained to his foot. Mr Castillo had been moving through the kitchen area carrying a tray with…
Read More
Steward wins £5,500 compensation following pitch invasion
Posted: 30 July 2015
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A safety steward has been awarded £5,500 in compensation after seriously damaging his Achilles tendon during a pitch invasion at the Millennium Stadium. 48-year-old Mark Day suffered the injury while tackling a pitch invader at an international rugby match in Cardiff in 2013. Mr Day took the Welsh Rugby Union to court, claiming that the injury has stopped him from enjoying his “social life” and competing with his local running club. The WRU rejected liability for the injury, claiming that it was only soft tissue damage and that Mr Day…
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…
Read More