en-us Personal Injury News http://www.youclaim.co.uk Tue, 01 Dec 2009 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 Copyright 2007 www.youclaim.co.uk webmaster@youclaim.co.uk webmaster@youclaim.co.uk http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-asbestosis-compensation-for-miners-in-the-us.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 Residents of a small American town in Montana have been outraged by comments made by the judge who will preside in their upcoming asbestos claim case in the US.Prior to the hearings, he has ruled that "there are no crime victims identifiable" in the... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-medical-negligence-claims-for-damaged-sperm.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 A group of men from Somerset have been given the green light to proceed with medical negligence claims after having samples of their sperm damaged by a clinic of North Bristol NHS Trust.The medical negligence claim has been given particular weight by... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/article-injury-compensation-and-same-sex-couples.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 A recent conversation with a friend of the family helped bring home to me just how important the Civil Partnership Act has been in ensuring that those who are in same-sex relationships receive the same level of entitlement to injury compensation as t... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-near-miss-railway-accident-for-teenager.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 A man from Romford, Essex who narrowly missed causing a horrendous railway accident in December last year has said that he wants others to learn from his mistake.The 19-year-old was late for work and so, following another man's lead, he jumped the le... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-mmr-product-liability-compensation-claims-fail.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 Three families in the US who launched medical product liability compensation claims over the alleged link between the MMR vaccine and autism have failed in their efforts, with their personal injury solicitors failing to establish any proof of a link.... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-personal-injury-and-loss-of-earnings-after-lorry-crash.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 A father-of-two narrowly missed receiving extensive personal injury recently when a lorry careered into the building in which he was working.The 43-year-old mechanic was hit by falling bricks and was taken, by ambulance, to James Cook University Hosp... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-brain-injury-claim-for-simulated-lift-fall.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 The family of a teen-aged girl from the UK are making a brain injury claim against the Disney Company as a result of the girl suffering a stroke while riding the Tower of Terror at the Disney-MGM park in Orlando, Florida.The brain injury claim was lo... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-no-win-no-fee-solicitor-represents-baby.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 No win, no fee solicitors acting on behalf of a mother whose baby son suffered cut injuries in an accident involving a glass door at an upmarket Bristol department store are still waiting to hear whether the company are willing to settle the claim.Th... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/article-cash-in-hand-accident-at-work-risk.htm Fri, 13 Feb 2009 As the credit crunch tightens, financial pressures become greater for those most vulnerable and an increasing number of workers in the UK find themselves squeezed out of the secure job market. As a result, many will find themselves considering the ki... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-personal-injury-solicitor-instructed-in-mesothelioma-case.htm Fri, 13 Feb 2009 The family of a mother-of-three who died as a result of the asbestos cancer mesothelioma have instructed personal injury solicitors to initiate a compensation claim on their behalf.A recent inquest recorded a verdict of death due to industrial diseas... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/article-road-traffic-accidents-more-important-than-satellite-crashes.htm Fri, 13 Feb 2009 Here in our no win, no fee compensation firm, we deal with a lot of road traffic accidents involving car crashes and motorbike injury, and so on; today's news about the pair of satellites colliding in space seems to put our terrestrial concerns in p... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/safety-talk-to-prevent-personal-injury-claim.htm Fri, 13 Feb 2009 It is some years ago now, that I sat in a University theatre and, en masse with the Sports Studies, Humanities and Performing Arts students, had the altogether yawn-inducing safety talk that was given by the Head of Health and Safety. It was largely... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-medical-negligence-compensation-for-7-year-old.htm Fri, 13 Feb 2009 The failure of doctors to diagnose meningitis and septicaemia in a two-year-old girl five years ago has resulted in the award of a six-figure sum of medical negligence compensation.Tragically, two separate diagnostic failures resulted in the girl suf... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-toxic-ship-and-fear-of-asbestos-claims-in-hartlepool.htm Wed, 11 Feb 2009 Environmental campaigners have described the arrival of a de-commissioned French Warship in Hartlepool as a "floating timebomb" because it contains approximately 700 tonnes of deadly contaminated material with the potential to trigger mass asbestos c... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-nuclear-veterans-in-no-win-no-fee-case-told-to-wait.htm Wed, 11 Feb 2009 One of the many veterans involved in the nuclear testing no win, no fee case currently being decided in the High Court has spoken to Kent Online about waiting for a ruling.The 70-year-old Faversham test survivor spoke after learning that Mr Justice F... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-no-win-no-fee-lawyers-in-nhs-spotlight.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 A number of newspapers, including The Mirror in Scotland, have claimed that no win, no fee lawyers are to blame for the NHS deciding to double the amount of money it puts aside to settle medical negligence claims. and pound;400 million pounds has bee... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-irish-policeman-in-car-crash-claim.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 A garda (police officer with the Peace Guard of Ireland), has launched a car crash claim for compensation after suffering leg injuries in a collision with another vehicle in March 2008.As the garda was off-duty at the time of the incident his car cra... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-work-injury-compensation-for-lift-worker.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2009 Work injury compensation totalling nearly and pound;32,000 has been awarded to an employee of one of the UK's largest and most successful high street department stores after he lost part of his big toe in a warehouse accident.The work injury compensa... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-work-accident-compensation-claims-for-octuplets-mum.htm Mon, 09 Feb 2009 The 33-year-old mother who recently gave birth to eight babies in a single delivery has received more controversial press as Los Angeles newspapers report that she has filed two work asbestos looks like.htm">accident compensation claims since 1999.Th... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/sperm-donors-and-the-landmark-personal-injury-ruling.htm Fri, 06 Feb 2009 As landmark personal injury legal rulings go, the one about to be discussed is perhaps a no-win situation. But the broadsheets are heralding it as a "landmark" and it should probably therefore be reported here as such.In December 2008 six cancer pati... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/article-no-win-no-fee-solicitors-in-licence-points-research.htm Fri, 06 Feb 2009 The news that no win, no fee solicitors are among the group most likely to have points on their licences has come as something of a shock in the office. Although the research that was published this week suggests that, working in a personal injury f... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-personal-injury-solicitor-for-worker-shot-in-shoot.htm Fri, 06 Feb 2009 A long serving game keeper who was shot in an accident on a Derbyshire estate may yet call on the services of a personal injury solicitor.According to thisisderbyshire.co.uk the head keeper was shot in the back at relatively close range during a phea... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-accident-at-work-on-set-of-harry-potter-film.htm Thu, 05 Feb 2009 The Health and Safety Executive HSE has started an investigation after a stunt man suffered an accident at work on the set of the latest Harry Potter film.The 25-year-old performer was rehearsing a flying scene at the Leavesden studios near Watford,... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-no-win-no-fee-claim-for-horse-accident.htm Wed, 04 Feb 2009 A no win, no fee claim is being made by a 29-year-old woman who suffered multiple injuries in a devastating fall from a horse.The no win, no fee claim writ served by her accident solicitor says that she is seeking at least and pound;300,000 for her a... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-birth-injury-compensation-for-uk-boy.htm Wed, 04 Feb 2009 A medical negligence lawyer representing a seven-year-old boy from East Sussex has secured a birth injury compensation settlement that has the potential to be worth several million pounds.Hearing the case at London's High Court, a judge ruled that ha... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-no-win-no-fee-blamed-for-nhs-budget-crisis.htm Wed, 04 Feb 2009 The Telegraph has warned that prescription charges are likely to rise in a bid to cover the costs of settling no win, no fee cases brought against NHS hospitals for medical negligence claims.The paper reports that although the Health Secretary, Alan... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-scottish-whiplash-injuries-after-bus-crash.htm Tue, 03 Feb 2009 Approximately 12 people were hurt in a bus crash in Dumfries recently; some received whiplash injuries as a result.The Stagecoach bus collided with a van at about 12.20pm on Friday 30th January.The 39-year-old van driver was taken to Dumfries Infirm... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-car-crash-pay-out-for-brain-injury.htm Mon, 02 Feb 2009 Brain injury compensation of and pound;1.5 million has been awarded to a Cornwall woman who suffered life-chancing injuries in a 2003 car crash.The car crash claimant, now 25, had been a rear-seat passenger when the incident occurred and was intensiv... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-australian-passenger-injury-compensation-landmark.htm Mon, 02 Feb 2009 The Australian Government has taken steps to streamline the processes by which air travellers can receive plane accident passenger injury compensation.Central to this move is the government's decision to finally ratify the Montreal Convention, a docu... http://www.youclaim.co.uk/news-accident-at-work-boss-jailed.htm Fri, 30 Jan 2009 The boss of a roofing firm has received a 12 month jail sentence for manslaughter after an accident at work claimed the life of a 20-year-old employee who had been working at height.The Judge hearing the case at Hove Crown Court said it was a "wholly...