September 11th, 2009
A woman from Salisbury is to make a compensation claim after tripping on an uneven pavement and breaking a bone in her foot.
Janet Street, 62, told the Salisbury Journal the incident happened because of a drop of one inch in the level of the pavement in Albany Road.
She claimed that the pavement in the area is in a "very bad way".
"My foot is in plaster and I will not be able to work for the next four to six weeks," Mrs Street added.
The sheltered housing worker is now planning to make a compensation claim and has taken photographs of the pavement where the incident occurred to use as evidence.
A recent series of Freedom of Information requests by the Liberal Democrats revealed the extent of the problem of poorly-maintained pavements in England.
The requests revealed that local authorities paid out £82 million to settle compensation claims related to injuries caused by uneven pavements between 2004 and 2009.
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July 27th, 2009
A man who was hurt after falling from his bike because of spilt farm waste is to receive compensation.
The unnamed man had been riding at the front of a tandem when its wheels became stuck in manure, mud and silage that the farmer had not cleaned up.
He was thrown from the vehicle, injuring his leg and shoulder.
After taking photographs of a nearby silage heap and damage to the road caused by heavy vehicles to prove that the area had been unsafe, he took legal action in a bid to claim compensation.
After a highways inspector attested that the road had been unfit for public use, the judge awarded the cyclist an undisclosed payout after ruling that the famer was negligent.
According to the government’s website, all farmers and landowners are responsible for keeping paths free from obstructions and overhanging vegetation and for reinstating paths as soon as possible after any disturbance.
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