by Russell Worth | Dec 11, 2014 | Injury at Work
In a case of crucial importance to anyone whose work brings them into contact with potentially harmful substances, five chemical industry employees who developed an allergy to aluminium salts have had their compensation hopes dashed after the High Court ruled that...
by Russell Worth | Dec 9, 2014 | Medical Negligence, News
A man in his 20s has been awarded £1 million compensation for his life-long injuries. The man is one of the last, if not the last, victim of the notorious spate of allegedly negligent paediatric surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary to have his case settled, more than a...
by Russell Worth | Dec 8, 2014 | Industrial Disease
Sufferers of asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma, have been offered hope a cure may be closer than first thought as a drug which has been successful in helping patients with lung scarring is being tested against asbestosis. The drug, known as nintedanib,...
by Russell Worth | Dec 5, 2014 | Medical Negligence
A report by NHS consumer watchdog Healthwatch England has found as many as one in three hospitals take no action when visitors complain to them. The report has come about following numerous calls to the organisation from concerned members of the public who had been...
by Russell Worth | Dec 5, 2014 | Accident at Work, News
A Cheshire building firm has received a fine after a plasterer working on one of its sites broke his back following a fall. The accident happened last May when the 58 year old man, who has asked to remain anonymous, suffered two cracked vertebrae along with further...
