Pages On: Knee Injury
An injured knee is a horribly painful thing, even in only minor injuries. Long term, a knee injury can cause complications for even simple things, such as walking. This is why, regardless of the severity of the injury, compensation awards are there to reflect changes in the quality of life for the claimant, as well as their access to work and future earnings. If you’ve suffered a knee injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be entitled to personal injury compensation.
Injured man pushed from train
Posted: 30 December 2014
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Knee Injury, Shoulder Injuries
An off-duty policeman that was recovering from a serious knee injury was pushed from a train as it pulled into a station. The man that pushed PC Stuart Steele was behaving in a drunk and disorderly manner when he assaulted the officer in October. 28-year-old Lee Martin Jones admitted assault and has since been placed on community order – under which he will be supervised for six months. The accident happened on 22 October as the off-duty officer was travelling on the Arriva Wales train from Shotton to Buckley. Mr Jones…
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Cyclist sues council £50,000 for serious head injuries
Posted: 11 June 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head & Brain Injuries, Knee Injury, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
A cyclist is suing Gwynedd council for £50,000 damages after his bike hit a pothole in 2009. 56-year-old Melvyn Griffiths from Blaenau Ffestiniog was left with serious head injuries and broken bones after he was thrown over the handlebars of his bike when it hit a pothole. After his bid for damages was rejected last year, he has been granted permission to challenge this decision. He is now due to argue his case before three of the country’s most senior judges at the Court of Appeal in London. It was…
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Museum boss awarded £500,000
Posted: 3 March 2014
Posted in: Bus Accidents, Knee Injury, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims, Public Transport
A museum boss has been awarded £500,000 in compensation for the trauma she experienced when paramedics were seventeen minutes late to reach her after dislocating her knee on the bus home. 50-year-old Ceri Leigh worked for the National History Museum organising exhibitions. In 2008 she dislocated her knee when getting on a bus at Wimbledon Station after getting trapped between two seats. Mrs Leigh suffered extreme pain and had to be held down by other passangers to prevent further injury. As a result, Mrs Leigh now suffers with post-traumatic stress…
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Negligent football tackle career-threatening
Posted: 1 March 2014
Posted in: Knee Injury, Sporting Injuries
Championship striker Dexter Blackstock is seeking compensation following a life-threatening injury on the football pitch. Mr Blackstock is currently seeking immense High Court damages from Cardiff City and the player that committed the negligent tackle, Seyi Olofinjana. 27-year-old Blackstock is seeking compensation of more than £50,000 for the tackle that occurred in November 2010. Blackstock was unable to play for fifteen months following the “horrific” knee injury. He claimed that the 6’4” midfielder was “negligent” in “failing to play the ball” and “challenging (him) in a way that caused a…
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