Pages On: Accidents and Sickness Abroad
Holidays are a great way for us to rest, recuperate, and get a break from everyday lives. However, it’s not uncommon for holidaymakers to be let down by their travel provider, and have their holiday ruined. If a company you have booked with doesn’t properly assess the safety of the accommodation, people can be prone to bugs and other illnesses, especially where food hygiene is concerned. There is also great risk of accidents abroad, where warnings may not be translated, of the health and safety laws not as comprehensive as our own. If you suffered in any way whilst being on holiday abroad, you may be entitled to claim compensation. But there is only a two-year window, as opposed to the three-year window in other personal injury claims.
Holidaymaker contracts salmonella in Jamaica
Posted: 25 April 2016
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Food Poisoning
A 33-year-old holidaymaker from Heathcote in Warwick has been awarded a considerable sum in compensation after contracting salmonella whilst on holiday in a five star hotel in Jamaica. Daryl Wiseman lost two stone in the two weeks he suffered the food poisoning and decided to sue holiday agents, Direct Holidays, for damages. Mr Wiseman was staying in the Gran Bahia Principle Runaway Bay Resort when he became ill. He decided to take action when the hotel refused to investigate the reason that caused his illness. Remained ill for four months…
Read MoreTour operator responsible for tragic deaths
Posted: 7 March 2016
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A tour guide from a Vietnamese tour operator is being questioned by police, and the tour operator has been suspended, following the tragic deaths of 3 British tourists on Friday. 24-year-old Beth Anderson and her sister 19-year-old Isobel Squire died, together with 25-year-old Christian Sloan, in the Da Lat area of Lam Dong when they were swept away by fast flowing water and swept over a waterfall. The sisters, from Sheffield, and Mr Sloan from Kent, had entered the water at an unauthorised area, and it was later confirmed that…
Read MoreBritish Airways passengers take legal action
Posted: 23 September 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Arm Injury, Public Transport
Passengers that were left with physical and psychological injuries after a British Airways plane caught fire earlier this month have decided to take legal action. A total of 157 passengers had been onboard the aircraft when it set on fire on the runway at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport on 8 September. Of those 157 passengers, a total of 40 passengers have taken legal advice for their injuries. One of the passengers, Steve Bingham, had been on the London-bound flight when the accident happened, leaving him with a severe arm…
Read MoreFather blames Thomas Cook for death of his children
Posted: 2 May 2015
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Wakefield Coroners’ Court heard that the father of two children who died whilst on holiday in Corfu in October 2006, “firmly believed” that his children would be alive today if Thomas Cook had inspected a faulty boiler. The children, Robert aged 6 and Christianne aged seven died from carbon monoxide poisoning after complaining of feeling unwell. Their father, Neil Shepherd of Horbury, West Yorkshire, told the court he was “paralysed by guilt” by their deaths and wept as he recalled his “perfect son” and “feisty, loving” daughter. Sharon Wood, the…
Read MoreThomas Cook pays out
Posted: 25 August 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Food Poisoning
A woman has won compensation after falling seriously ill while on holiday in Mexico. 27-year-old Natalie Daymond had been on holiday at the Barcelo Costa Hotel, near Cancun, when an E.coli outbreak swept through the luxury resort. Ms Daymond still suffers with gastric problems as a result of the illness. With high expectations of the luxury resort that she had booked to stay in with her boyfriend, Ms Daymond said that they arrived to find dirty bedsheets, an unclean bedroom, uncooked chicken in the restaurant and re-used foods at mealtimes.…
Read MorePowerboat accident leaves family devastated
Posted: 4 February 2014
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
The Milligan family has been torn apart after their powerboat spun out of control on holiday, leaving two dead and two severely injured. The family had a holiday home near Rock where they spent last May going out on their boat along the Camel estuary. An investigation was carried out by ‘The Marine Accident Investigation Branch’, which found that the reason behind the incident had been that “the driver Milly was not wearing a kill cord”. Both Mr and Mrs Milligan had completed a Royal Yachting Association powerboat-handling course, which…
Read MoreAccident Abroad Compensation Claims for Leeds' Residents
Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Public Place Accidents
Do you live in Leeds and have been involved in an accident abroad? Being involved in an accident on holiday can be both a traumatic and an overwhelming experience particularly if you do not speak the local language. If you have suffered an illness or injury abroad, that was not your fault, then you could be entitled to claim compensation. You can make a personal injury claim in the Leeds following an accident abroad with the assistance of our personal injury solicitors**. Solicitors for Leeds Helping to Claim for Accidents…
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