Personal Injury News 2005

December

30/12/2005
Internet database to stop claim fraudsters

30/12/2005
Accidental: youngest case of asbestosis death

29/12/2005
Fire-fighter running ban to avoid personal injury claims

29/12/2005
ABI: changes to compensation claims process meet resistance from legal professionals

28/12/2005
Policeman dies in motorcycle accident

28/12/2005
George Clooney accepts blame for spinal injury

23/12/2005
Bucking bronco ride causes painful neck injury

23/12/2005
Soldier awarded £525,000 for army work accident

22/12/2005
Compensation Act excludes offshore CMC's

21/12/2005
Amicus steps up calls for asbestos compensation

20/12/2005
ABI to reduce length of personal injury cases

20/12/2005
Compensation for head injury victim

19/12/2005
£5m compensation for air crash

16/12/2005
Department of Health to investigate leaks

16/12/2005
Small claims limit should be increased

16/12/2005
Motorcyclist awarded £184,000 in compensation

15/12/2005
Hopes for injury claims to be settled out of court

15/12/2005
Major brands branching out to launch claims division

15/12/2005
New treatment for spinal cord injury patients

15/12/2005
Skiing accident claims warning

14/12/2005
Teachers and pupils suffer personal injury in schools

14/12/2005
Crime compensation shake up

14/12/2005
Singer walks again following freak car accident

14/12/2005
European campaign to protect young workers from work accidents

14/12/2005
Football fraudster jailed for contempt

13/12/2005
Riding schools fear compensation claims

13/12/2005
Teacher wins £130,000 after head injury

12/12/2005
DVT compensation cases rejected

12/12/2005
Jockeys at risk of injuries or poorly turfed tracks

12/12/2005
Leisure bosses need to protect staff from loud music

09/12/2005
24 hour drinking could spark rise in injury claim

09/12/2005
Suspected bogus claimants go to Court

09/12/2005
Falls main cause of accidents at work

09/12/2005
Man dies from asbestos exposure

08/12/2005
Reduction in compensation claims

08/12/2005
Unhappy workers risk health

08/12/2005
Mesothelioma compensation claims

08/12/2005
Compensation claim rise expected

07/12/2005
News – Police target uninsured drivers

07/12/2005
Asbestos, the cost of compensating victims

07/12/2005
£3.7m for work accident injuries

06/12/2005
Horse rider compensation for spinal injury

06/12/2005
Lying motorists risk car accident claim rejection

06/12/2005
Physiotherapy for whiplash claim costs

November

30/11/2005
Repetitive Strain Injury

14/11/2005
Motorcycle accidents

11/11/2005
Personal injury - Passive smoking

October

10/10/05
Beware dodgy practices from disreputable claims firms

07/10/05
Ringing in your ears, why your iPod could drive you mad

September

29/09/05
Asbestos - The silent killer

27/09/05
Why don’t more people injured at work make a compensation claim?

15/09/05
Being involved in a car accident – one persons’ account of making a personal injury claim

12/09/2005
Sacked worker wins £50,000 compensation claim payout

May

16/05/2005
Engineer claims asbestos compensation suing Yorkshire water

13/05/2005
No work accident compensation for wife of suicide man

09/05/2005
Man injured in car accident awarded damages

06/05/2005
BBC documentary provides insight into no win, no fee solicitor firm

03/05/2005
Car insurance poll suggests election win for blues

03/05/2005
Car crash safety - children injured in child seats

April

28/04/2005
Motorbike accident - man dies, pillion passenger injuried after crash

25/04/2005
300,000 compensation claims in 2004

21/04/2005
Prison inmates claim riot compensation

18/04/2005
Compensation claim companies banned from distributing leaflets in A&E

11/04/2005
Griffiths announces fast-track in coal health compensation scheme

11/04/2005
Manager of pub has passive smoking claim defeated

March

23/03/2005
Regulation after spurious claims against firms

16/03/2005
Teenage criminal boasted about £567,000 compensation payout

16/03/2005
Two motorists injured by uninsured refugee

11/03/2005
Nurse gets £144,000 after latex allergy untreated for years

11/03/2005
London scaffolding firm fined £30,000 following death of worker

09/03/2005
Kebab shop blamed for food poisoning outbreak affecting 160 people

05/03/2005
Arriva 'black boxes' to be fitted in buses to measure G-force

23/03/2005
Insurers in talks over next generation of industrial illness

02/03/2005
Launch Of National Mediation Helpline launched by Civil Justice Minister David Lammy

01/03/2005
Speed camera in Nottinghamshire nets £4.2m in fines

01/03/2005
Young man awarded £511,000 compensation for head injuries

01/03/2005
Woman left disabled by listeria infection at birth wins multi-million pound compensation

01/03/2005
New fast-track process starting today for miners with lung damage

February

23/02/2005
93% of kids at risk in the family car

16/02/2005
Living with asbestos 'time bomb' - insurers attempted to halt compensation payments

16/02/2005
High Court asbestos ruling supports payouts

04/02/2005
Better Regulation Taskforce dispells the myth that a compensation culture exists in the UK

January

31/01/2005
RAF skydiver left paralysed after crashing into football stand

31/01/2005
£2m damages for crash mother-of-three after severe brain damage

04/01/2005
Personal Injury: A switch in attitude

25/01/2005
Number of claims made across the motor sector fell by 0.3 % in 2003

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