The insurance industry states that it is capable of looking after the interest of individuals who are injured at work and on the road etc. This case illustrates that individuals have to be extremely careful and cautious if they are to allow an insurer to ‘help’ them directly. Mr N, a scaffolder in Sheffield was…
Richard Meggitt, Solicitor in the Serious Injury Team at ASD, acted for a child in Rotherham who sustained a serious brain injury. The child was struck by a car when he was returning home from school. He was taken to Sheffield Children’s Hospital by ambulance and was an inpatient for a number of weeks. The…
Award: £90,000.00 Location: Lincolnshire Mr D, from Louth in Lincolnshire, mistakenly believed the insurers for the company who were to blame for his accident at work would quickly settle his claim for compensation. Mr D, a fencer, fell into an unguarded ditch at a construction site in Yorkshire. He fell awkwardly trapping his left arm…
A Finance Director of a former major courier company in Sheffield has been awarded £75,000 after falling downstairs at work. The claimant, known as Mrs W for legal reasons, was walking downstairs when she caught her foot on a defective carpet tile and fell down approximately 12 steps. Her injuries includes two fractures to her…
ASD Solicitors helped a Sheffield man to receive £295,000 in compensation following an accident at work. Mr B fell awkwardly whilst attempting to negotiate stairs at work. The stair case had been used as a storage area. As a result of the fall the client suffered chronic pain in the lower back, making a return…
ASD Solicitors assisted a 70 year old pensioner to obtain compensation after a fall on a bus following a collision with another vehicle. Mrs H, from Sheffield, suffered an un-repairable rotator cuff tear as a result of falling awkwardly. Arrangements were made for Mrs H to have shoulder surgery on a private basis at a…
Mr W, from Sheffield, suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when a cherry picker that he was operating partially collapsed. Although the insurers for Mr W’s employer admitted breach of duty they did not accept that any psychological injury had been caused. Mr W suffered from might mares and flashbacks as a result of the incident…
Mr W sustained a significant shoulder injury after being knocked over by a refuge lorry while riding his bicycle. Richard Meggitt, Solicitor for ASD dealt the case with the assistance of Chris Chappell, Solicitor. The insurers for the refuge lorry initially denied liability. Responsibility was only accepted after the commencement of Court proceedings. Mr W…
Miss S of Retford, Notts, secured significant damages following a motorcycling accident. Miss S was riding pillion in an accident in which the rider of the motorbike was killed. The motorbike struck a car at high speed after the vehicle had emerged from a minor road. Richard Meggitt, Solicitor for ASD dealt with Miss S…
ASD Solicitors assisted a woman who had the misfortune to fall through the floor of a chicken coup at her place of work. Our Client was going about her duties and was in fact assisting her boss at the time of the accident. Unfortunately, he had removed a section of the flooring and had failed…