August 26th, 2009
A family is taking legal action against First Choice after claiming that poorly maintained facilities at an Egyptian hotel led to food poisoning.
Joanne Ashley and Barry Hookway took their six-year-old daughter Lauren to the Sonesta Beach Hotel in Sharm el Sheikh in June, but fell ill shortly after arriving.
They suffered from severe sickness and diarrhea and claim that this was due to undercooked food and meals being kept lukewarm for too long, as well as insects flying around the kitchen.
Ms Ashley said: "The holiday was completely ruined. In fact, the only time we left our apartment was to return home."
Upon their return to Weston, they decided to take legal action against First Choice after finding that they had had salmonella.
First Choice insists that its hotels are kept to the highest levels of cleanliness and denied that there is a problem with the Sonesta Beach.
British tourists who suffer from an accident, personal injury or food poisoning while on holiday can sue their tour operator for compensation as long as the holiday was a package which included travel and accommodation.
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August 14th, 2009
Almost £300,000 in compensation has been awarded to a man who contracted dysentery on his honeymoon.
Julian Hurley, 50, began to feel ill after eating the food at the Margarita Hotel in Venezuala in 2004, but was unable to find medical help while abroad.
Upon his return to Doncaster, he went to hospital and was diagnosed with potentially fatal dysentery. Mr Hurley was kept on a drip for five days and although the illness was caught in time, it has left him with long-term health problems such as irritable bowel syndrome.
"The impact that this hellish holiday has had on our lives has been devastating. I am still suffering from symptoms to this day and will do for the rest of my life," he commented.
Mr Hurley took legal action against First Choice, which has now admitted liability and agreed to a £286,500 settlement. It has also removed the hotel from its brochures.
British tourists who suffer from an accident, personal injury or food poisoning while on holiday can sue their tour operator provided that the holiday was a package which includes travel and accommodation.
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August 13th, 2009
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating following an incident in which 21 people were injured on a fairground ride in Blackpool.
It is thought one of the carts on the Big Dipper ride stopped and was shunted from behind by another carriage.
Several of the people on board were taken to hospital suffering from injuries to their necks and backs, as well as to their faces.
Both the Pleasure Beach authorities and the HSE are now investigating the incident and the ride will remain closed until it can be established what happened.
"It’s very sad for us to realise that some people have been injured and we wish them well and a very speedy recovery," said a Pleasure Beach spokesperson.
Anyone who is involved in a theme park accident and sustains personal injury as a result of a ride’s safety standards being inadequate could be in a position to make a no win, no fee claim for compensation and should seek the advice of a solicitor.
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July 28th, 2009
A woman who narrowly escaped serious injury when a lorry crashed into her parents’ home has been awarded compensation for her ordeal.
Alison Bradford, 31, had been in the house recovering from a minor eye operation when the incident occurred in February 2007, the Press and Journal reports.
The vehicle, owned by Peterhead-based Stoneyhill Waste Management, lost control while going around a bend and ploughed into the house.
Ms Bradford woke up to find her bedroom wall being pushed in and managed to jump out of the way. However, she claims that she was left psychologically distressed and bulimic by the accident.
In a new development, she has been awarded £300,000 following a court hearing by the insurers of Stoneyhill Waste Management.
Where claims are brought about for negligence after such property damage, the amount of compensation is usually established by working out the cost of repairs and loss of use, while personal injury payouts will consider both physical and emotional damage.
Tags: Alison, Bedroom Wall, Court Hearing, Emotional Damage, Eye Operation, Negligence, Ordeal, Parents, personal injury, Waste Management, Woman
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