Cardiff Personal Injury Blog

Workers in hospital following chemical incident

Posted: April 10, 2014

Posted in: Industrial Deafness and Disease Workplace Injuries 

Over ten employees have been rushed to hospital after a chemical incident at a foods factory.  The accident happened yesterday morning when two cleaning agents were mixed, releasing a poisonous gas. A major incident response was launched immediately after the incident at English Provender Company (EPC) on River Lane, Saltney. Around a dozen workers were […]

Baby girl dies following dog bite

Posted: April 6, 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks Head & Brain Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

An inquest has heard that a six-day-old baby girl died as a result of her family dog pulling her out of her pram and biting her.  It was found that she died of severe head injuries; a coroner ruled her death to be accidental.  Eliza-Mae Mullane, from Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire, was flown immediately to a hospital […]

Coalmine manager disregarded safety, causes death of four workers

Posted: March 31, 2014

Posted in: Employer Negligence Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Following the deaths of four men in a coalmine accident, the manager responsible has been accused of completely disregarding their safety.  It was heard at Swansea Crown Court that the mine manager, Malcolm Fyfield, had been warned several times about the potential flooding of Gleison drift mine, but chose to take no action.  Four men […]

Infection prevention failure caused baby deaths

Posted: March 25, 2014

Posted in: Birth Injury Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The Health Watchdog has found that an E. coli outbreak at Swansea’s Singleton Hospital, which killed two babies, was most likely down to an infection control failure. The outbreak happened in November 2011, involving a mother, her two twins and another baby. All three babies and the twins’ mother were found to have the same […]

Family blames doctors for death

Posted: March 15, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The family of a man who died as a result of poor treatment has complained that the General Medical Council are refusing to take action against a number of the doctors responsible for his poor care, and subsequent death. 30-year-old Carl Nolan from Rhyl suffered from serious liver disease, which he was not informed of […]

Family call for inquiry of hospitals under a south Wales health board

Posted: March 12, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The family of a pensioner who died after treatment at Singleton and Morriston hospitals in Swansea have requested that a full care review be carried out of all the hospitals under the control of the health board.  64-year-old Margaret Hoskins was treated in two hospitals under the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMUHB), which […]

Museum boss awarded £500,000

Posted: March 3, 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 […]

Negligent football tackle career-threatening

Posted: March 1, 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 […]

Baby death investigation continues in connection with family dog

Posted: February 19, 2014

Posted in: Animal Attacks Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Police have seized a dog from a house in Carmarthenshire as the investigation of a six-day-old’s death continues.  Eliza-Mae Mullane from Pontyberem was urgently flown to hospital on Tuesday having only been at home for a few days after her birth.  She was rushed to hospital in Cardiff where medical teams were unable to save […]

Acne medication left girl partially blind

Posted: February 9, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

26-year-old Rachel Yeo was left partially blind after being prescribed Minocycline for her acne.  The former army recruitment officer began to experience severe migraines and blurred vision soon after her doctor prescribed the antibiotics. It was found that the antibiotics had caused a fluid to build up around her brain, a condition known as intracranial […]