by Russell Worth | Dec 4, 2013 | News, Personal Injury
Luton Airport and its design subcontractor have been fined after an elderly passenger was killed on a poorly sited pedestrian crossing. 78-year-old Mary Whiting from Norfolk was crushed by a 26 tonne milk lorry as she crossed between the terminal building and a...
by Russell Worth | Nov 18, 2013 | Accident Claims, News, Personal Injury
This year’s Road Safety Week kicks off today (18th November). The initiative, led by road safety charity Brake, is the biggest road safety event in the UK, and Russell Worth solicitors is pledging our support for the campaign to help raise awareness of road traffic...
by Russell Worth | Nov 13, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, News, Personal Injury
A company in Croydon that builds truck bodies has been fined after a worker’s leg was crushed by almost 4 tonnes of steel sheets. The incident happened when Andrew Trotter, a self-employed lorry driver from Stoke-on-Trent, was working alongside a number of employees...
by Russell Worth | Nov 8, 2013 | Accident at Work, Accident Claims, asbestosis compensation, Industrial Disease, News, Personal Injury
A former navy man died after he was exposed to asbestos, an inquest has ruled. David Topliff, known as Sailor Dave, served in the Navy for 22 years. He died of pulmonary asbestosis in May this year. He had worked on a number of ships over the years, and was chief...
by Russell Worth | Nov 1, 2013 | Industrial Disease, News, Personal Injury, repetitive strain injury
A construction company has been fined after one of its employees developed bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Andrew Wood, from Heathfield, Sussex, was working for C J Gowing and Son Ltd. when he developed the painful condition as a result of prolonged and...
by Russell Worth | Oct 17, 2013 | Medical Negligence, misdiagnosis advice, News, Personal Injury, Types of Misdiagnosis
Last week, United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust was fined after an interventional radiologist endured significant exposure to ionising radiation. Boston Magistrates’ Court heard last Monday (7th October) that the man, who was working with a CT scanner at Pilgrim...
