October 26th, 2009
A paperboy who suffered a brain injury after being hit by a lorry has been told he is entitled to compensation.
Joshua Smith had applied for the position at the Co-op in Staffordshire just after his 13th birthday in 2005, the Staffordshire Sentinel reports.
However, days after beginning the job, he was hit by a vehicle being driven by Mark Hammond.
The victim suffered a fractured pelvis, an open head wound, a ruptured kidney, bruised lungs, cuts and bruises and a brain injury.
He now has short-term memory problems and is likely to need care later in life.
This week, a judge deemed that Mr Hammond was partly responsible for the accident as his brakes were faulty.
The amount of compensation Joshua will be entitled to is to be decided at a later date.
According to the Department for Transport, there were 28,572 people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads in 2008.
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August 20th, 2009
A woman who was hit on the head by a pineapple while shopping in a branch of Tesco is suing the supermarket chain for her injuries.
Mary Raimo, 76, claims that the display of pineapples had been badly stacked and that it became unstable when another customer took one of the fruits.
She suffered concussion when the fruit knocked her to the floor, according to BBC News.
Ms Raimo is still getting frequent headaches and pain in her neck, so decided to take legal action against Tesco.
A spokesperson for Tesco said: "Customer safety is very important to us and we are looking into what happened. Our best wishes are with Mary Raimo for a speedy recovery."
Earlier this month, Tesco offered £8,000 in compensation to the widow of a man who fell over a damaged trolley bay in one of its supermarkets.
David Wright, 51, fell after tripping over a metal strip at Tesco in Longton last year, the Staffordshire Sentinel reported.
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August 6th, 2009
The widow of a man who died after suffering a fall in a Tesco car park has been offered £8,000 in compensation.
David Wright, 51, tripped over a metal strip near a trolley bay at Tesco in Longton last year, the Staffordshire Sentinel reports.
He was admitted to hospital for surgery, but had a heart attack and never recovered.
His widow Kay took legal action against Tesco after a coroner ruled that her husband would have lived longer had it not been for the fall.
Ms Wright claims that the trolley strip is a trip hazard and wants Tesco to fix it before the same thing happens to anyone else.
The supermarket has offered £8,000 in compensation to Ms Wright, but she is campaigning for more. Tesco declined to comment.
Anyone who is injured in a supermarket should make sure the accident is known about by the manager at the time. If possible, they should take photos of the area in order to facilitate a compensation claim.
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February 27th, 2009
A council has made a u-turn after originally telling a man he would not be eligible for compensation when a lorry hit his car.
Mark Jones’s vehicle was parked outside his home in December last year when it was hit by a refuse collection lorry, the Staffordshire Sentinel reports.
The workers left a note on the car to say who had caused the damage, which included smashed lights and crumpled bodywork.
However, when Mr Jones sent in a £2,000 claim for damages, he was told that he would not receive compensation because the road was icy.
He contested the decision and has now been told that he will receive compensation after all.
"After a review, it appears regardless of the ice this accident may have happened anyway due to the density of cars and narrowness of the road, so we have made an offer without prejudice," said a Stoke council spokesperson.
Mr Jones said he is pleased with the new development, which has been described as a victory for common sense.
Anyone whose vehicle is damaged by a council vehicle should keep photographic evidence and any written correspondence in order to support their compensation claim.
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