May 20th, 2011
In April 2009 Gabriella attended her local beauty salon in Yorkshire for red vein laser treatment to her face. Gabriella had been undergoing treatments at that surgery for several years and had undergone laser hair removal and red vein laser treatment previously. Gabriella had never been informed of any risks or asked to sign a consent form for the treatment.
The treatment in April 2009 was to treat red veins around Gabriella’s nose and mouth. During her treatment the machine being used needed to be stopped and restarted and Gabriella noticed that after it had been restarted to procedure felt very hot and uncomfortable, which she had not experienced before.
While driving home from the salon Gabriella noticed that the areas she had undergone treatment on were feeling much worse and she felt as though her top lip was burning.
For the next two days Gabriella’s skin was very red and sore. Her lips and the skin above her top lip blistered causing the skin to crack and bleed. Gabriella returned to the salon and was simply told that the machine had been faulty and had been returned.
After two weeks Gabriella’s skin had not improved and she visited her GP. Her GP informed her that it appeared that deep layers of the skin had been damaged.
Over the following months Gabriella became increasing concerned and conscious of the redness and scarring on her skin from the blisters. She continues to have scarring which she is seeking advice from a dermatologist for.
In November 2009 Gabriella contacted Anna Renfree, a specialist clinical negligence solicitor at Pryers Solicitors. Investigations were carried out regarding the defective machinery and Gabriella’s injuries.
Allegations were put to the manufacturers of the machine in April 2010 but these allegations were not accepted. At the start of 2011 the Defendant tried to persuade Gabriella to walk away from her claim, offering only to pay her legal costs but no compensation. This prompted the start of negotiations and the case was eventually settled for £1,500 in addition to Gabriella’s legal costs.
Tags: Allegations, Beauty Salon, Beauty Treatment, Blisters, Burns, Clinical Negligence Solicitor, Consent Form, Defective Machinery, Defendant, Dermatologist, Gabriella, Investigations, Laser Hair Removal, Laser Treatment, Layers Of The Skin, Red Lips, Red Vein, Red Veins, Solicitors, Yorkshire
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May 20th, 2011
*Daniel* had a long standing condition of ingrown facial hair causing him to suffer pain and discomfort.
In October 2007 he decided to undergo Intensive Pulse Light treatment at a local cosmetic surgery clinic in the North West of England.
Shortly after the procedure began Daniel started to complain that his face was feeling very hot and the treatment was uncomfortable. Daniel had not had any tests done to check that he would not react to the treatment or to test that the correct treatment for his skin tone would be used.
After the treatment had finished Daniel found that he had burns on his face. He was provided with a cream which contained alcohol and caused him further pain and discomfort.
As the burns healed Daniel noticed that he had some scarring on his face which he found distressing. He also found that he could not manage to return to the clinic to complete the treatment because of the distress that he had suffered. He therefore continued to have ingrown facial hair.
In September 2009 Daniel contacted Alex McKnight, a specialist in clinical negligence matters at Pryers Solicitors. Alex started to investigate his case and obtained medical reports from a Dermatologist and a Psychologist.
At the end of 2010 allegations were put to the Defendant along with an offer to settle the case. The Defendant replied with a counter offer and negotiations to settle commenced. In February 2011 an offer of £9,000 was made by the Defendant which Daniel was happy to accept.
The Defendant also paid all of Daniel’s legal costs so Daniel kept 100% of his compensation and incurred no costs through bringing his claim.
Tags: Alcohol, Alex, Allegations, Burns, Clinical Negligence, Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, Defendant, Dermatologist, England, Face, Facial Hair, Hot, Intensive Pulse Light, Leads, Medical Reports, Negotiations, Psychologist, Skin Tone, Solicitors
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October 27th, 2009
Compensation is to be paid to a family who sustained agonising burns after swimming in a hotel pool while on holiday.
Susan Austin and her partner Lee Sanders from Essex were among 33 Britons who suffered a reaction to chemicals in the pool at the Mitsis Roda Beach Hotel in Corfu, the Essex Echo reports.
They were left in so much pain that they could not put their clothes on over the broken skin. However, the hotel staff continued to put chemicals in the pool on a daily basis, even though many guests had already sustained burns.
After the holiday, 42 travellers took legal action against Thomas Cook for the pain they were caused.
They have now won their claim and are to receive an undisclosed sum in compensation from the tour operator.
Last month, the Daily Mail reported that £52,000 had been awarded to a child who suffered an electric shock in a hotel shower while on holiday in Kenya.
Tags: Beach Hotel, Britons, Broken Skin, Burns, Corfu, Daily Basis, Daily Mail, Electric Shock, Essex, Hotel Pool, Hotel Staff, Lee Sanders, Mitsis Roda Beach, Partner Lee, Susan Austin, Thomas Cook, Tour Operator, Travellers, Undisclosed Sum
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August 17th, 2009
A legal battle for compensation is continuing over so-called toxic sofas that were sold in Britain and which caused burns to consumers.
The settees were imported from China and sold at stores like Argos and Land of Leather, but were impregnated with a chemical called dimethyl fumarate to stop fungus growing.
However, this caused skin complaints and in some cases, burns so severe that the victims had to be hospitalised.
This month, the South Yorkshire Star revealed that Jean Harcus, 46, and Susan Thackery, 57, are among those seeking compensation in the Yorkshire area after suffering such injuries.
It is thought that the stores which sold the toxic sofas are to admit liability and compensation will be paid where it is owed.
If a person has an accident or suffers injury as a result of a faulty product, that person could be eligible for compensation from the manufacturer or retailer and should seek the advice of a solicitor.
Tags: Argos, Burns, China, Consumers, Faulty Product, Fumarate, Fungus, Land Of Leather, Legal Battles, Settees, Skin Complaints, Sofas, Solicitor, South Yorkshire, Thackery, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Area
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January 13th, 2009
The education watchdog Ofsted has carried out an investigation on the nursery where a child suffered serious burns in November.
Casey White, 17 months old, pulled a pan with boiling water over herself after following a nursery worker into the kitchen, the Evening and Star reports.
Although Ofsted ruled this week that Angels Daycare in Needham Market will be allowed to stay open, Casey’s parents Claire, 24 and Darren, 25, said they will still pursue legal action in order to pay for future medical treatment for their child.
"My main reason is so that she will have money for cosmetic surgery if she wants it when she is older. It is something she has got to live with for the rest of her life and I want to make it that little bit better for her," Ms White remarked.
Sue Button, the owner of Angels Daycare, said the incident had badly affected everyone at the nursery but that it is not badly run and it was an accident.
A child who has suffered personal injury from an accident at school or nursery may be entitled to an accident compensation claim and their parents should seek the advice of a solicitor.
Tags: Accident Compensation Claim, Angels, Boiling Water, Burns, Casey, Child Education, Cosmetic Surgery, Daycare, Education Watchdog Ofsted, Little Bit, Medical Treatment, Money, Needham Market, Nursery Education, Nursery Worker, Parents, personal injury, Solicitor, Star Reports, Watchdog
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