Personal Injury And General Damages

Part of body/Nature

Case

Court/Judge

Date

Age* and gender

Brief details

Award

Whiplash

Hussain v Rider Holdings Ltd

Bradford

(Judge Hawkesworth)

September

2006

22

Female

Final year medical student, suffered soft tissue injuries from a RTA. Had to postpone final exams and suffered further problems with her balance.

£6,500

Ear

Squires v Corus

Manchester

(Recorder Gosnell)

October

2006

59

Male

Claimant employed in steel industry and exposed to excessive noise levels from work in the forge and locomotive department. Consequently suffered hearing loss and tinnitus.

£8,750

Forearm

B (a child) v Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Tunbridge Wells

(Latham DJ)

October

2006

11 months

Female

Claimant underwent sweat test for coeliac disease and cystic fibrosis which involved application of metal electrodes to forearm. One electrode was applied incorrectly and burnt claimant's arm.

£2,150

Wrist

Frank Allen v Excel Logistics Ltd

Newbury

(Judge Campbell)

October

2006

38

Male

Claimant unhooked a strap on a lorry, taking full weight of bulkhead; it dropped causing his right wrist and thumb to be hyperextended.

£7,250

Facial scarring

Hamilton v Malcolm Group Ltd

Birmingham

(Cooke JJ)

November

2006

31

Male

Claimant suffered injury to face when struck by a loose metal bar on lorry trailer. Had eight stitches. Following accident, claimant suffered shooting head pains.

£5,500

Hands

Rigby v MFI UK Ltd

Leeds

(Saffman DJ)

November

2006

55

Male

Claimant suffered injury when solvent went through gloves and came into contact with the skin on his hands.

£1,500

Buttock

Prebble v Dunn

Uxbridge

(Banks DJ)

November

2006

57

Female

Claimant hit in the right buttock with pellet from airgun causing puncture wound. After accident, suffered pain on daily basis and was unable to lift heavy objects.

£8,000

Brain damage

Stephen Tame v Professional Cycle Marketing Limited

QBD

(Judge Harris)

December

2006

24

Male

Claimant fell from overhead platform and landed on head, causing brain damage. Consequently, claimant suffered disability.

£150,000

Knee

Bronson v Inker

Brighton

(District Judge Gamba)

December

2006

29

Female

Claimant suffered injury to knee, foot and neck when her stationary car was hit on driver's side by another vehicle. Injuries remained a complaint for 18 months.

£10,450

Arm

Stephen Leslie Short v Thames Valley Police

Oxford

(Harris HHJ)

March

2007

40

Male

Claimant attempted to walk through a police cordon and was restrained by two police officers and put to the...