Employers Liability

Practice Area: Employer’s Liability

Compensation received for damages: £50,000

Claimant: Male Client

Brief Synopsis: The claimant sustained an amputation injury to the right hand, losing two of his fingers.

Description: The Claimant sustained an amputation injury to the right hand, losing two of his fingers. Despite being unable to return to his pre-accident job he re-trained as a software engineer and is currently working successfully in London without many difficulties. The Claimant’s claim was settled for £50,000 (Out of Court Settlement)


Practice Area: Employer’s Liability

Compensation received for damages: £65,000

Claimant: Male client, aged 52 at date of accident; 57 at date of settlement.

Brief Synopsis: The claimant suffered from significant injury to his upper and lower neck.

Description: On 13th August 2003 the Claimant was in the course of his employment as a warehouse assistant at the Defendant’s premises when a colleague threw a roll of carpet approximately 20 feet weighing approximately 125 kg from the top level of the warehouse, striking the Claimant.

The Claimant, a 57 year old man, sustained significant injury to his upper and lower neck, the right lower back and right upper back, the right scapula and side and back of his head. An MRI scan showed mild degenerative changes and he had no significant pre-existing symptoms.

Liability was admitted.

Prognosis: At 5 years post accident, the Claimant and Defendant’s experts met for a supplementary joint statement. It was thought that significant recovery was unlikely. The experts agreed this was not a case of advancement or acceleration. Pre-existing degenerative changes were likely to continue and advance with the normal ageing process. Following a round table settlement conference, the matter was settled out of court for a total of £65,000. There was no particular breakdown of damages.


Practice Area: Employer’s Liability

Compensation received for damages: £85,000 gross

Claimant: Male Client, aged 50 years at time of the accident, 54 at the time of settlement.

Brief Synopsis: The claimant suffered from significant injury to his chest requiring a thorocotomy.

Description: The Claimant, was injured whilst in the course of his employment with the Defendant in November 2003.when a coil struck him on the chest causing him to sustain significant injury to his chest and a pain condition. Following this, the Claimant continued to experience persistent chest wall pain around the region of the scar which the Claimant’s expert considered to be a well recognised consequence of the procedure. The experts considered the breathlessness. The Claimant’s expert considered that 20% was as a result of COPD and that this was due to the Claimant being a smoker from a young age. The Defendant’s experts considered it was wholly related to the Claimant having smoked since a young age.
Liability agreed in favour of the Claimant on an 85/15 split. Pain Management reports were obtained for both parties supporting that the Claimant suffered a chest wall injury and the pain was attributable to the accident. Prognosis: the Claimant’s pain management expert was of the opinion that the Claimant would be unable to return to work in his former role and would have difficulties in a sedentary role.

Out of Court settlement: approximately £85,000 gross.


Practice Area: Employer’s liability

Compensation received for damages: £300,000.00

Claimant: Male Client

Brief Synopsis: The Claimantsuffered serious injury to his right hand as a result of an accident at work – defective machinery.

Description: The claimant suffered from severe amputation to his right hand with complete detachment of all his fingers and thumb. The claimant had to go through an emergency surgery to replant his fingers and thumb. Following attendance with several medical experts, reports were procured and despite the Defendant’s Insurers denying liability for the accident, we were successful in settling the case at £300,000.00 – total damages (out of Court settlement).