by Russell Worth | Sep 1, 2014 | Sunbed Negligence
A new study has suggested that sunbed users are still at risk of developing skin cancer even if they don’t burn their skin. Researchers from Dundee University and the Netherlands’ Leiden University Medical Centre found that the risk of developing Squamous cell...
by Russell Worth | Aug 11, 2014 | Personal Injury
A passenger who was gravely injured when a suburban bus braked suddenly will go uncompensated after the Court of Appeal ruled that the driver had been forced into ‘reflexive action’ to avoid a collision and could not be blamed. The woman suffered a serious...
by Russell Worth | Aug 8, 2014 | Industrial Disease, News, Tinnitus Compensation
A person who has a higher caffeine intake could endure a lower rate of tinnitus, a new study in America claims. The study, which analysed more than 65,000 women in the Nurses’ Health Study II, saw researchers tracking elements regarding the lifestyle and medical...
by Russell Worth | Aug 8, 2014 | Industrial Disease
An inquest has ruled that the death of a former painter and decorator was a result of asbestos. 82-year-old Leonard Newman would frequently be exposed to dust particles containing asbestos through his work but “thought nothing of it at the time”. He sadly died at his...
by Russell Worth | Aug 5, 2014 | Medical Negligence
A young man whose life will always be overshadowed by brain damage suffered during heart surgery carried out when he was a toddler at the Bristol Royal Infirmary has won a £225,000 settlement of his claim against the NHS. The man was aged four when he underwent...
by Russell Worth | Jul 28, 2014 | Medical Negligence
A 13-year-old girl who was left disabled for life after her heart stopped while she was being sedated for an operation at a Newcastle hospital has won multi-million pound damages to fund the care she will need for the rest of her life. The girl sustained devastating...
