ASD Solicitors has helped a Sheffield man to receive £138,500 in compensation following an accident at work. Mr G fell from a ladder provided by his employer when attempting to fit a sign. He should have been working from a mobile platform or been assisted by another employee. As a result of the fall the…
Our client, a machine operative from Nottingham, was injured in a road traffic accident whilst cycling to work. As a result of the accident, he suffered a significant injury to his shoulder. The severity of the shoulder injury was such that Mr S of Nottingham was unable to return to work full time. ASD Solicitors…
ASD Solicitors assisted a retired teacher to obtain compensation when his wife tragically died in a road traffic accident. Mrs O was killed instantly when the car she was driving was struck by a negligent driver. ASD Solicitors explained to Mr O that he was entitled to a fixed bereavement payment, funeral expenses, and a…
Mrs M of Rotherham, was incorrectly advised by her Union that she was unable to claim for serious injuries sustained when she was struck by a uninsured driver. Mrs M was on holiday in Cleethorpes, walking along a footpath, when an uninsured driver mounted the kerb and struck her. Unfortunately the Claimant’s friend was killed…
The Claimant, Mr H, was a rear seat passenger in a road accident which resulted in the tragic death of the front seat passenger. The Claimant sustained significant trauma to his leg, which resulted in a below knee amputation. Liability was not contested and following negotiations between ASD and the Defendant Insurers an offer in…
ASD Solicitors acted for Mrs O of Barnsley who sustained a neck injury while a passenger in a motor car. Liability was admitted but the extent of the client’s injuries was denied. Regrettably the client’s neck pain was such that she was never able to return to work. Although an experienced orthopaedic surgeon was unable…
Richard Meggitt and Richard Long, part of the Serious Injury Team at ASD assisted Mr A of North Nottinghamshire who was seriously injured following a road accident. The client suffered life threatening multiple injuries to the pelvis, knee, wrist and head. Mr A was thrown from his motorbike when the responsible motorist emerged from a…
Mr Hay from Rotherham sustained a troublesome fracture to his right wrist as a result of a fall on ice in a city centre. He had been told by his former Solicitors that his claim had less than reasonable prospects of success. This was despite the former Solicitors asking Mr Hay to pay for medical…
Mr H of Creswell, Notts, sustained multiple fractures to his left arm as a result of a defective bailing machine. The Directors knew of the defective machine but failed to respond to complaints from workers who were required to continue to operate the bailing machine. The Health and Safety Executive successfully prosecuted both Directors of…
ASD Solicitors helped Mr Whale recover compensation following an accident at a local pub. Mr Whale, from Rotherham, slipped and fell on ice immediately outside the main exit to the pub. His case was that the pub had taken no reasonable steps to attempt to clear the ice and snow, which had been there a…
