ILLNESS MAY LEAD TO COMPENSATION FOR HOLIDAY MAKERS IN SPAIN

Holiday makers staying at a hotel in Torremolinos, Spain have again fallen prey to a major outbreak of illness, only weeks after hundreds of former guests succeeded in their claims for personal injury compensation, resulting in a total payout of around £2.5 million. 

Reports of the latest outbreak saw guests staying at the hotel during January and February 2008 suffering with illness, including gastric complaints, severe diarrhoea and vomiting.

Allegations have been made of poor hygiene conditions at the hotel, including reports that undercooked food was left out for long periods of time.  Holiday makers also indicated that the floor of the restaurant was dirty.   

This particular hotel has an unhappy history with more than 1,000 holiday makers contracting illness during their time there between 2000 and 2002.  Since then there have been further reports of illness and poor hygiene conditions, but the recent allegations are a particular cause for concern.

In situations such as this, where ill health can be directly related to the standards of cleanliness in the hotel, the level of compensation awarded will depend on the severity of the illness suffered.

COMMENT:-

Holiday makers who suffer an illness or accident in foreign hotels where the holiday has been booked through an English tour operator may be able to make claims for personal injury compensation if it can be shown that the hotel was at fault.  In this situation, the injury compensation claim can usually be made against the tour operator, thereby removing the complication of making claims under a foreign legal system.

PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM SOLICITORS:-

If you have suffered any form of illness or accident while on holiday, contact personal injury specialists Hinchliffes Solicitors for immediate legal advice, to find out if you are entitled to make claims for injury compensation.

Call now on 0800 138 1348 to speak direct to a personal injury lawyer or go to our Start Your Claim Now page to submit details of your personal injury claim online.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 at 1:39 pm and is filed under ALL NEWS ITEMS, Holiday accidents.