http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news Personal Injury Compensation Solicitors Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:57:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It has been suggested by the Department for Transport ("DfT") that the number of fatalities and injuries caused in road accident cases reduced in 2007/2008 compared to the statistics for 2006/2007. The DfT suggest that the overall number of relevant road accidents had reduced by 5%.  They also indicate that there ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/are-the-number-of-road-accident-fatalities-and-injuries-falling-or-are-the-statistics-unreliable/ Since April 2008 we have been reporting on the progress of the 1000 plus personal injury compensation claims for various skin conditions resulting from defective leather furniture.  Argos, who is one of the Defendants in the litigation, has now accepted that these problems were caused by anti fungicide sachets that ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/the-cause-of-the-skin-conditions-caused-by-defective-sofas-has-been-identified/ A couple who on 8 May 2008 were found liable to pay injury compensation after an accident on a bouncy castle hired by them for a party, that left a boy brain damaged, have had that decision overturned by the Court of Appeal. Samuel Harris suffered the injury in 2005 while ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/appeal-court-overturns-decision-on-injury-compensation-previously-awarded-for-accident-on-bouncy-castle/ Published in Truckstop News - August 2008. In this month's issue Steven Hinchliffe of the specialist Personal Injury firm Hinchliffes Solicitors considers the "DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH FORKLIFT TRUCKS". The Health and Safety Executive estimates that each year there are around 8,000 forklift truck ("FLT") accidents resulting in injury, about 10 of which ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/published-articles/dangers-associated-with-forklift-trucks/ A householder in Leeds, Joe Spink, has recently received an accident compensation claim from a postwoman who slipped on the step outside his house when delivering his mail on a rainy day, and as a result suffered an injury to her leg. The postwoman claims that because the step was painted ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/postwoman-makes-injury-compensation-claim-against-householder-following-a-slipping-accident/ On 13th July 2008 Sophie King was awarded £7,200 personal injury compensation at the Manchester County Court when the shoe firm Dolcis admitted liability for injuries to her leg, caused when her stiletto snapped while on a night out.  The accident resulted in surgery to her injured leg. The accident happened ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/injury-compensation-paid-following-accident-caused-by-defective-shoes/ A Scottish woman, Joyce Robson, has been successful in her claim against her former employers for personal injury compensation, after being exposed to chemicals at their chicken factory. While working in the egg hatching department of the factory she was exposed to a solution of formaldehyde, which she claims caused her ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/personal-injury-compensation-for-work-related-asthma-at-chicken-factory/ All inclusive cruises and foreign holidays are more popular now than ever, but people may not realise the action they can take if they suffer an injury or become ill while abroad. If an accident happens, it may be possible to make a personal injury claim under English law if any ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/accidents-and-injuries-on-holiday-summer-2008/ On 9 July the Government published its consultation paper with a view to responding to the controversial decision made by the House of Lords on 17 October 2007 that workers who had pleural plaques should not be compensated for this by their employers. Pleural plaques are small localised areas of fibrosis ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/government-publishes-consultation-paper-on-pleural-plaques-injury-compensation/ Research has shown that people who suffer with head, neck and back pain can sometimes trace the source of the problem to a damaged jaw.  When the jaw joint is subjected to trauma as a result of a blow to the face, a heavy fall or a road accident, damage ... http://www.hinchliffes.co.uk/news/personal-injury-news/whiplash-can-be-a-pain-in-the-jaw/