by Russell Worth | Jul 5, 2013 | Accident Claims
A newly launched campaign by The Law Society which aims to tackle compensation given by insurers has been welcomed by Russell Worth solicitors. The campaign, which uses the strapline ‘Don’t get mugged by an insurer – use a solicitor’, has been launched after an...
by Russell Worth | Jun 13, 2013 | Accident Claims
A family of a woman who past away soon after doctors failed to diagnose a haemorrhage in the brain have received anout-of-court pay out from the NHS.Christine Smith, 67, from Devon, died after trained medical staff failed to give her life-saving surgery.The NHS Trusts...
by Russell Worth | Jun 13, 2013 | Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, mesothelioma, News
A middle-aged woman who was said to have contracted mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos in a primary school playground when she was aged 10 has had her compensation hopes dashed. It was the late 1970’s when the woman was exposed to asbestos when in the...
by Russell Worth | May 28, 2013 | Accident Claims, News
A builder has been prosecuted after he neglected the welfare of his workers at a West Cornwall construction site.David Lawrance, a partner at Swiftfix Reinforcement Specialists, was responsible for the building of a new house between May and July 2012 and failed to...
by Russell Worth | May 27, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News
A construction company based in South East London has been in court after one of its employees fell four metres through a skylight.45-year-old Paul Shaw was working at a property in Kent when he plunged through the badly-protected roof opening, suffering multiple...