Leeds Personal Injury Blog

Patients may not receive negligence compensation

Posted: February 13, 2015

Posted in: Dental Negligence Medical Negligence 

The patients of a former dentist who was suspended following hygiene concerns have been told that they may not receive any compensation whatsoever. Over 22,000 patients were recalled in June last year after the dentist was suspended for severe hygiene failings. A whistleblower went to health authorities after secret filming caught him repeatedly not washing […]

Firm fined over worker death

Posted: February 5, 2015

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Employer Negligence Falls from Heights Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A building firm has been fined after one of its workers died as a result of falling from a roof. 42-year-old Jason Pennington fell 7.6m through a skylight onto a concrete floor in 2011. His employer, Cumbria-based building firm Peter Mawson Ltd, was fined £200,000 for corporate manslaughter at Preston Crown Court. The accident happened […]

Young girl awarded £10m

Posted: February 1, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence 

A seven-year-old girl who is described as having her mind “trapped in a body” has been awarded £10m in compensation following birthing errors.  Eva Totham from south-east London was starved of oxygen during birth in 2007, which left her with severe cerebral palsy. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust admitted failings and accepted liability for […]

Family awarded money following concrete mixer death

Posted: January 30, 2015

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Workplace Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The family of a man who was killed in a concrete mixer accident in Essex has been awarded £12,000 in compensation. 33-year-old Lee Balkwell suffered fatal injuries after becoming trapped under the drum of a concrete mixer lorry.  Colleagues found him crushed under the vehicle after the accident happened in a lane at South Ockendon. […]

Nurse ignored child care worries

Posted: January 20, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

The parents of a one-year-old girl who died following heart surgery at Bristol Children’s Hospital (BCH) said that they voiced concerns regarding her care before she died. Isabella Janew, from Gloucester, was born with a rare heart defect in April 2012.  Following an operation to widen a heart valve in September 2013, however, she went […]

Ambulance downgrading causes death

Posted: January 15, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence Wrongful & Accidental Death 

According to a recently released report, a number of patients died after their 999 calls were downgraded at the ambulance emergency department. It was found that a total of 57 deaths were caused by East of England Trust ambulances not being sent out or arriving too late. This came as a result of guidelines being […]

Man seriously injured after department store fall

Posted: December 30, 2014

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Public Place Accidents Shop Accidents 

A man is currently in hospital with severe injuries after he fell in a department store in south-west London.  The accident happened at around 13:05, when the man, believed to be in his 20s, fell from an escalator. A fellow customer in the shop, a 28-year-old woman from Richmond, said she was walking away from […]

Spa fined after customers fall ill

Posted: December 29, 2014

Posted in: Gym & Leisure Centre Accidents Public Place Accidents 

A spa has been fined after customers fell ill with painful rashes.  It was found that the Kensington Salon and Spa in Derbyshire was ‘bacteria-infested’ when four teenage girls fell ill in May 2013.  An inspection following the incident discovered that the spa pool contained harmful bacteria 24,000 times the usual level. The owner of […]

Three police officers charged following custody death

Posted: December 17, 2014

Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault Public Place Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

Three police officers have been charged with manslaughter after a man collapsed in custody and died. 32-year-old Thomas Orchard collapsed while being held in a cell at Heavitree Road Police Station in Exeter not long after being arrested. He was immediately transported to hospital, where he died.   Mr Orchard, a caretaker at St Thomas Church […]

Ambulance officer admits hillsborough disaster failings

Posted: December 7, 2014

Posted in: Medical Negligence Public Place Accidents Sporting Injuries Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A senior ambulance officer recently admitted to failings which played a part in the Hillsborough disaster.  Paul Eason told the inquest that he and a colleague were supposed to be the “eyes and ears” of the ambulance service control room, but failed to “properly assess” the unfolding tragedy. The Hillsborough disaster saw ninety-six Liverpool fans […]