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.
Shopping centre fined £75,000 for severing a man's toe
Posted: 31 December 2015
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents
A shopping centre in Nottingham has been fined £75K after a customer was severely injured on an escalator. 27-year-old Michael Reddington had been shopping in the West End Arcade when his foot got trapped in an escalator, resulting in the loss of his big toe. The incident happened on 15 March 2012 when Mr Reddington had been trying to pick up his mobile phone after dropping it. It was heard that the sound engineer had accidentally placed his left foot inside a missing part of the escalator’s steps, which he…
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Undiagnosed injury case settled
Posted: 7 September 2015
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Medical Negligence, NHS Claims
Robert McCartney has been awarded compensation after his tendon injury went undiagnosed for several weeks. He brought the medical negligence claim against his GP after he was turned away and told to rest despite his clear symptoms of a ruptured tendo-achilles. In April 2010, Mr McCartney had been outside his home when he slipped backwards off a step and experienced a ‘snap’ sensation in the back of his left ankle. When it became swollen and the pain increased, he applied ice packs and rested his ankle that evening. The next…
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Hogweed victim battles for damages
Posted: 24 July 2015
Posted in: Arm Injury, Finger Injuries, Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents
The case of a 7-year-old boy who suffered life-changing burns from a Giant Hogweed plant has been taken to court. The young boy, who remains anonymous, suffered severe burns to his upper body, arms, feet, and chest after he came into contact with the plant while on holiday in his family’s static caravan in a holiday park in Wales. The boy’s case is thought to be the first of its type in the country. The boy had been playing with friends when he picked up a branch of the highly…
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Road injuries cost council £417,000 in compensation
Posted: 3 June 2014
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Last year alone, Haringey Council paid out over £417,000 in compensation to pedestrians and motorists injured on the borough’s roads. The figures, which were released by the Liberal Democrats, found that a total of 19 people were awarded compensation in 2013/14, totaling at £417,635. Haringey Council received 194 claims for personal injury and damage, of which only 52 were settled without payment and 123 were outstanding. The borough’s roads have been repeatedly criticised by the public for not being poorly maintained. In the last six years, Haringey Council has paid…
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£23,000 to teacher who slipped in puddle
Posted: 28 May 2014
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
A teacher has received £23,000 in compensation after slipping on a puddle of water in a school corridor. The teacher suffered serious ligament damage in the accident, with injuries to their feet and ankle. The court ruled that the school was to blame for the accident, awarding the unnamed teacher with £23,000 in a taxpayer-funded settlement. The claim came to light following a Freedom of Information request to West Sussex County Council, which runs the school. It was highlighted that the compensation package awarded to the teacher was higher than…
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Almost a quarter of a million paid out in school injury compensation
Posted: 4 April 2014
Posted in: Arm Injury, Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
Newly released figures have revealed that almost a quarter of a million pounds of taxpayers’ money has been paid out as injury compensation to children in Leeds over the last five years. This figure covers money paid out to children that have suffered injuries in Leeds’ primary and secondary schools, with injuries including broken bones and burns. One child received £35,000 in compensation after breaking a limb at school in 2009. The figures – obtained under the Freedom of Information Act – found that a total of 188 personal injury…
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Gardener falls 60ft down shaft
Posted: 14 October 2013
Posted in: Falls from Heights, Foot Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Workplace Injuries
Marvin Christie, a gardener from Banbury Street in Battersea, is lucky to have survived after he fell down a 60ft shaft while doing routine landscaping work. The 23-year-old had been weeding some plants on a traffic island, with the assistance of his mother, when the metal grill on which he was standing gave way beneath him. The 60ft fall (which happened on the 24th of July) caused him to break his back, shatter his ankle and break many of the bones in his feet. A personal injury claim is soon…
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Claim Compensation For An Injury To The Foot
Posted in: Foot Injuries, Personal Injury
Injuries to the feet are less common than injuries to other parts of the leg – but can be just as serious. Your foot is a delicate collection of bones and ligaments and can be injured by tripping or falling, or by impact – by something falling on them or crushing them. This is often the case with work-related injuries. Foot Injury Compensation Amounts If you have been injured in the last three years, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim compensation. The amount you are…
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