Mesothelioma Claims: Scottish Courts Take Different Approach Towards Fatal Awards
In the recent case of Joseph McCarn and Others v The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2014] CSOH 121, the Court of Session has provided guidance on fatal awards in Scotland. The children of the late Mr McCarn, who died in 2009, aged 69, from mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure during the course of his employment […]
Grandchildren Awarded £48,000 for Grandfather’s Car Accident Death
In a judgment delivered last week, Lord Woolman awarded three grandchildren significant damages for the death of their grandfather, Russell Stuart. In 2011, Mr Stuart died of injuries sustained in a car accident in Aberdeen. Although the personal injury claims of his widow and three adult children were settled, no agreement could be reached about claims made on behalf […]
Construction worker awarded millions in damages
A construction worker from Edinburgh has been awarded compensation worth several million pounds after he was injured on a hospital building site in Newcastle in 2006, reports the Scotsman. The 38-year-old fell from an unsecured working platform on the sixth floor of the hospital and sustained severe injuries to his head and legs. He still […]
Olympic hopeful sues following car crash
A dressage rider with a promising career ahead of him is suing for damages after his legs were badly damaged in a car crash, reports the Telegraph. Sonnar Murray-Brown had hoped to be part of the British Olympic dressage team before the car in which he was a passenger was involved in a car crash […]
Judge allows tick bite claim to proceed
A Court of Session judge has ruled that a forestry worker can proceed with his damages claim against the Forestry Commission, reports the Scotsman. Iain MacEchern is claiming £80,000 in damages after a tick bite left him seriously ill with lyme disease. The 57-year old had to spend a number of months in hospital, and […]
Woman loses pool injury compensation claim
A woman who was injured after diving into a friend’s swimming pool in 2006 has lost her £6million damages claim, reports the BBC. Kylie Grimes was 18 when she attended a party at a friend’s house. She was left paralysed after she dived into the swimming pool and hit her head on the bottom, breaking […]
Stewardess sues BA after injury at work
An air hostess is suing her employer, British Airways, after she was hit on the head by a falling ice canister while at work, reports the London Evening Standard. The 41-year old was fetching a drink for a passenger from the rear galley of the plane when the incident took place in 2008. The injury […]
Custody officer awarded compensation after bite
A former custody officer at Gatwick airport has been awarded over £100,000 compensation after she was bitten on the face by an HIV infected asylum seeker, reports the BBC. The asylum seeker had carried out a similar attack on another custody officer only days before, however Ms. Ennis had not been made aware of this. […]
£4.6 million for injuries at birth
A six-year-old Norfolk boy has won £4.6 million in compensation after incurring serious brain damage during his birth in 2004, reports the BBC. His lawyers argued that the damage occurred when midwives failed to notice that the baby’s heartbeat was abnormal. The lawyers claimed that the normal heartbeat the midwives were listening to, believing it […]
