September 28th, 2009
A former manager at a Birmingham hospital has been awarded £370,550 plus £24,000 a year for life after successfully claiming that his job left him stressed.
The unnamed man, who worked at City Hospital, retired in 1996 but filed a claim shortly afterwards, the Birmingham Post reports.
He alleged that he had been unable to enjoy his retirement and felt psychologically injured by his years of work in the NHS.
This week, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust agreed to the payout after a long legal battle.
The trust declined to comment beyond confirming that the money had been set aside for the victim’s payout.
Earlier this month, nurse Juliet Satterthwaite was awarded £6,500 in compensation after becoming the victim of an attack by a patient in hospital.
He was already known to be dangerous to staff, but the nurse had been assigned to watch him overnight without any additional help from trained employees.
Tags: Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham Post, Job, Money, Nhs Trust, Nurse, Patient In Hospital, Retirement, Sandwell, Satterthwaite, Unnamed Man
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September 15th, 2009
A man who hit his head on the roof of his car after the vehicle went into a pothole is seeking compensation from the council he holds responsible.
Melvin Bangle, 71, had been driving in Bracklesham Bay when he hit the sudden dip in the road, the Surrey Herald reports.
The jolt was such that his jaw was clenched together, badly cutting his tongue and breaking several of his teeth.
Mr Bangle alleges that the council came out the day after his accident, which occurred in June, to fix the holes. He says he wants compensation for his ordeal, as well as the expense of his dental work.
"It’s not about the money, I want them to admit responsibility," the victim commented.
The AA said last month that there are as many as 1.5 million potholes on UK roads, putting motorists and cyclists at serious risk. President Edmund King said some of the surfaces are "crumbling".
Tags: 5 Million, Aa, Bangle, Cyclists, Dental Work, Edmund King, Holes, Jolt, Money, Motorists, Ordeal, Pothole, Potholes, Risk, Surfaces, Surrey, Sussex, Teeth, Tongue, Uk Roads
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September 1st, 2009
A man who said his life has been ruined after he contracted E. coli on holiday has been awarded a compensation settlement of £750,000.
Carl Riley unknowingly ate a contaminated burger while on holiday in Sharm el Sheikh in October 2004.
He became seriously ill with stomach cramps, but the worst injuries were to his kidneys, which are now permanently damaged. Mr Riley now needs dialysis three times a week and has had to give up his job.
The victim’s life expectancy has also been reduced by the effects of the E. coli bug.
Mr Riley decided to take legal action against First Choice – the company which organised the holiday – and it has now agreed to a payout to cover lost earnings, loss of future earnings, loss of pension, the cost of travelling for dialysis and help with maintenance on his home.
"The money will ease the financial burden, but what happened to me destroyed my life," Mr Riley remarked.
According to the BBC, fewer than 100 tiny E. Coli 0157 organisms can cause illness and seven per cent of victims go on to suffer permanent and severe kidney damage.
Tags: Bbc, Dialysis, E Coli, Earnings, Financial Burden, First Choice, Job, Kidney Damage, Kidneys, Life Expectancy, Life Quot, Money, Mr Riley, Organisms, Sharm El Sheikh, Stomach Cramps, Three Times, Travelling
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July 29th, 2009
The widow of a man who was killed in a cycling accident has been awarded £580,000 in compensation for her loss.
David Kersale, 44, had been cycling to work at Sharples School in Bolton in 2004 – where he was head of science – when he was hit from behind by a car.
The driver of the vehicle was diabetic and had gone into hypoglycaemic shock, losing control and ploughing into the cyclist.
Mr Kersale suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.
His widow Jacqueline took legal action against the unnamed driver of the car and his insurers have now agreed to the compensation payout.
"It means that my little girl will be financially secure for the future. The money will never bring David back, but at least I feel like we have some kind of future at last," she commented.
According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, over 16,000 cyclists are killed or injured on Britain’s roads every year, with three-quarters of accidents taking place at road junctions.
Tags: Bolton, Car Driver, Crash, Cycling, Cyclists, Fatal Injuries, Jacqueline, Little Girl, Losing Control, Money, Ploughing, Prevention, Road Junctions, Royal Society For The Prevention Of Accidents, Science, Shock, Three Quarters
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