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Our client was a passenger in a car that was struck from behind while it was stationary at a roundabout, when it was hit by a vehicle that had been shunted forward by another vehicle.  She sustained a whiplash injury to her neck and upper back, and suffered with headaches, but her symptoms largely resolved within 4 weeks of the accident.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for her of just over £1,300.

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Our client had stopped her car on approaching a roundabout, when she was hit by a vehicle that had been shunted into the back of her car.  She sustained whiplash injuries to her neck and lower back, and also suffered from headaches and nervousness while a passenger in other vehicles.  The medical expert believed her symptoms would settle within 12 months of the accident date, and after a course of physiotherapy.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for her of just under £2,900.

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Our client was sitting in his stationary vehicle when a van reversed into him, causing a whiplash injury affecting his back and shoulder.  The medical expert believed that with physiotherapy treatment the client would make a full recovery within 2 years of the accident and we were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just under £4,400.

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Our client was waiting at a junction to turn left when his car was struck from behind by a minibus.  He sustained whiplash injuries to his neck and back, and suffered with pain in his leg, but the symptoms settled within 3 months of the accident.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just under £1,800.

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Our client was standing on a pavement when a car reversed into him, knocking him to the ground.  He lost consciousness and sustained multiple injuries to his head, back, hands, wrists and knees, which medical experts felt would largely settle within 12 to 16 months after the accident with appropriate treatment.  He also suffered psychological trauma, and needed to take time off work.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of £12,000.

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Our client was driving along a narrow country lane when a vehicle coming towards him braked and skidded in mud, and a collision occurred.  He sustained injuries to his back with significant symptoms lasting in excess of 6 months that required physiotherapy treatment.  He also suffered with some depression and experienced nervousness when driving.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of £1,750.

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Our client was delivering a large container while working as an HGV driver.  When he arrived at the delivery destination he had to open the rear doors of the container, which were very stiff due to the hinges not working properly.  He therefore had to apply more force to the doors than would have otherwise been required, and suffered an injury to his lower back.  He had a history of lower back problems and the medical expert believed the symptoms had been made worse for a period of 3 months.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of £1,700.

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Our client was a rear seat passenger in a car when the driver started to read a text message.  As a result the car left the road and hit a bank, causing it to turn over.  Our client suffered soft tissue injuries to her neck and back, and also sustained a severe cut to her elbow leaving a visible scar.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for her of £3,200.

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Our client was making a delivery and needed to get to a pallet on his trailer.  To do so he had to move another pallet that had a barrel on it containing chemicals.  The barrel was upright and secured to the pallet by a single plastic strap over the top of it.  Our client had to use a manual pump truck, which was too big for the task.  As he moved the pallet the strap became loose causing the barrel to topple and flip over.  The movement of the pallet and pump truck caused our client to be knocked over on to the floor of the trailer.  The barrel then fell on his outstretched arm.  He sustained an injury to his right elbow and upper back and we were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just under £2,400.

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Our client was delivering a caterpillar vehicle and bucket.  The caterpillar had already been loaded onto the trailer by another party, but it had been incorrectly strapped, which meant that the bucket would not fit.  As the load had to be secure before he started his journey, our client removed the strapping and was re-doing this when he fell from the edge of the trailer.  This was because there was very little space for him to work in between the edge of the trailer and the caterpillar.  He sustained a fracture to one of the vertebrae in his lower back and was in hospital for several days.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for him of just over £6,500.

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