Pages On: Head and Brain Injuries
Injuries effecting the head or brain are extremely dangerous and can have devastating consequences. Whilst even concussions have shown to alter the mental facilities of those suffering head injuries, a brain injury could outrightly disable a person. Even in the event of negligent childbirth, brain injuries can lead to a life with cerebral palsy. If you’ve suffered an injury to your head or brain, and you weren’t at fault, you will probably be entitled to personal injury compensation.
Paramedic compensated for broken nose after being headbutted by assailant
Posted: 1 May 2016
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries
A paramedic from Isleworth, who has opted to remain unnamed, has received an undisclosed figure in compensation for an attack that took place when he was called to an altercation in Acton, West London. The 46-year-old was responding to a call from a chip shop owner, who was being distressed by a customer who seemed to be very much under the influence of alcohol in the middle of the afternoon. The paramedic team attended the disturbance, but the assailant refused to receive medical attention from the paramedics. He seemed to leave the scene…
Read More£10K compensation following police dog bite
Posted: 9 February 2016
Posted in: Animal Attacks, Head and Brain Injuries, Shoulder Injuries
20-year-old Rhys Bennet has been awarded a £10,000 compensation pay out after being bitten by a police dog in October 2007. Rhys underwent a “terrifying” attack when aged 12 whilst playing in a park in Sapcote, Leicester with his friends. Police had been called to the park where it had been reported that children were kicking the pavilion. Police, together with dog handlers, were called to the park and an Alsatian police dog sunk its teeth into Rhys’ shoulder and bit him on the face. Rhys had to undergo surgery as a…
Read MoreThousands paid to Scottish teachers in accident compensation
Posted: 30 December 2015
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Head and Brain Injuries, School Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Workplace Slip
An annual report has revealed that a total of £180,000 was paid out to Scottish teachers and lecturers in 2013/14 in compensation. This figure has shown a dramatic decrease on the previous year, where a total of £300,000 was paid out. The report highlighted the highest payment, which saw a teacher being awarded £50,000 after suffering severe injuries from falling and hitting their head on ice in the school playground. Another teacher won over £3,000 after accidentally being hit in the face with a musical instrument. Educational Institute of Scotland…
Read MoreLate medical negligence application refused for birth injury claimant
Posted: 21 December 2015
Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence
A late application to amend a woman’s claim against a health board has been refused. 23-year-old Jill Clark was left permanently brain-damaged after suffering a severe brain injury during birth. She sued Greater Glasgow Health Board for £15million, claiming that midwives and doctors “negligently mismanaged” her mother’s labour. A Court of Session judge ruled that the minute of amendment — proposing a new “risk disclosure” case based on the UK Supreme Court’s decision in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board — “conflicts with the principle of finality”. It was heard in…
Read MorePothole damage includes six-figure back injury claim
Posted: 28 October 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries
A recent Freedom of Information request has revealed that a total of £610,000 in compensation claims was filed against the Highland Council in the last six years because of potholes and poorly maintained pavements. One of the claims saw a member of the public awarded a six-figure payout after falling in February 2012 and suffering a severe back injury. Inverness Central councillor Richard Laird said that the council was “reaping what it sowed” after years of failing to adequately maintain the roads and pavements. It was found that of the…
Read MoreLegal action after man hits another with golf ball
Posted: 25 October 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries
A man has launched legal action against an Aberdeenshire golf club after he was hit by a ball outside his home. Army veteran Terry Gosling was forced to spend five days in hospital after being hit on the head by the ball near Alford Golf Club. The 75-year-old has taken legal action against the club, who were hosting the Gents Open when the accident happened on 27 June. It was heard in court that the responsible player had hooked his shot too far to the left, which resulted in the…
Read MoreM&S fall victim receives hospital treatment and no apology
Posted: 28 July 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents
65-year-old Jennifer Buchanan had to be rushed to Ninewells Hospital with a head injury after slipping outside her local Marks and Spencer. Mrs Buchanan said that she slipped on the wet ground outside the entrance of M&S in June, causing her to hit her head off the ground. It was reported last week that two women are suing the firm after suffering broken bones from slipping at the front door of the same store in Murraygate. Both incidents occurred after heavy rainfall. Mrs Buchanan said that she felt greatly let…
Read MoreGolfer to payout £10,000 in compensation to fellow sportsman
Posted: 1 June 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, Sporting Injuries
A golfer from Lanarkshire is being forced to pay £10,000 in compensation to a fellow golfer who suffered serious injuries as a result of his ‘mis-hit ball’. 46-year-old John Ure was playing at Bellshill Golf Club when an erroneous drive hit him directly on the head with such force that he fell to the ground. Mr Ure suffered serious injuries as a result of the incident, for which he required hospital treatment. He raised action against golfer Stewart Muir for his injuries. Mr Muir offered his sincerest apologies to Mr…
Read MoreSleepy driver awaits sentence after hitting couple on motorbike
Posted: 14 April 2015
Posted in: Arm Injury, Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
Having been found guilty of dangerous driving, Bridge of Allan resident, Christopher Thornton, 36, is awaiting sentencing by Inverness Sheriff Court. Thornton had sent a text message to his partner before leaving Elgin on 23 August 2013 stating that he was “Just leaving Elgin, hopeful of staying awake” and attaching a photograph of four caffeine drinks, the court heard. He was later spotted drifting onto the wrong side of the road by witnesses and went on to strike a motorbike carrying Malcolm Traquair and Ruth Keighley, of Bearsden, on the A9 near…
Read MoreMother wins £5m in compensation for son brain-damaged at birth
Posted: 26 March 2015
Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence
A mother has been awarded £5million in compensation after her son was born with severe brain damage following birthing complications. 40-year-old Nadine Montgomery won the compensation over the claim that doctors failed to provide her with proper advice, which could have led to her son having had a safer caesarean birth in 1999. Sam Montgomery, now 16-years-old, requires around the clock care. Mrs Montgomery had previous had her claim rejected on two occasions at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. Judges at the Supreme Court, London, however, supported her claim against…
Read MoreBoy's neck broken at same Edinburgh school that crushed girl to death
Posted: 16 February 2015
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, Public Place Accidents, School Accidents
A young boy is currently recovering after breaking his neck in the gym hall of his Edinburgh school. The accident happened less than a year after a pupil was crushed to death by a wall at the same school. 12-year-old Alan Ramsay had been swinging on a goal post in his PE class at Liberton High School when it collapsed, knocking him unconscious and causing him to suffer several broken bones, including his neck and jaw. Fellow pupils crowded in terror as he lay unconscious for three minutes. He was immediately…
Read MoreCyclists to sue Edinburgh council for injuries caused by tram tracks
Posted: 25 January 2015
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Bus Accidents, Foot Injuries, Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport, Shoulder Injuries
Following numerous cases of cyclists severely injuring themselves on Edinburgh’s new tram tracks, a lawyer is taking the City of Edinburgh Council to court. Stewart White said that the council was responsible for the injuries suffered by his 60 clients, and argues that something should be done about it. Injuries caused by the tracks include broken jaws, collarbones and cheekbones, as well as a broken foot after a bus drove over it. Mr White said the clients he will be representing are only a very small percentage of people that…
Read MoreWorker blinded in one eye after being struck by wiring
Posted: 3 December 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries
An Edinburgh-based company has been fined after one of its employees was struck in the eye by a piece of wire that left him blind in one eye. 20-year-old Declan Shipcott, from Alexandria, was working for Viridor Enviroscot at its Glasgow-based materials recycling facility when the accident happened two years ago. It was heard at Airdrie Sherriff Court that Mr Shipcott had been helping two colleagues clear a blockage in a machine. The wire cutters he was using allowed a piece of wire to bounce and strike him on the…
Read MoreBollard that killed young boy was ‘unstable’
Posted: 20 November 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A court has heard that the bollard responsible for the death of a young boy at the Royal Highland Show in 2008 was ‘unstable’. Three-year-old Ben Craggs died from severe head injuries after the concrete bollard toppled onto him at the showground six years ago. The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland denies all eight charges brought under the Health and Safety at Work Act, despite farmer Stephen Crawford saying that he thought two of the bollards to have been ‘unstable’. Failed to secure the bollards with clamping Mr…
Read MoreMotorcyclist left with severe brain injuries following car crash
Posted: 20 September 2014
Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
An Aberdeenshire man has been awarded compensation after he suffered serious injuries during a crash in October 2011. Graham Clark had been heading home on the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road when his motorbike collided with a car. He suffered severe brain injuries and several fractures from the collision, which have since forced him to leave his job. The driver of the car received a 50-day driving ban and a £750 fine after being convicted of dangerous driving. Despite the conviction, the motorist’s insurance company denied liability, which led to a…
Read MoreLink found between inmate brain injuries and offending
Posted: 29 August 2014
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury
Researchers have called for more to be done to raise awareness within the criminal justice system of how brain injuries and offending can often be related. Recent reports have found that the level of brain injuries among offenders in custody is far higher than the general population. Research conducted by Tom McMillan, professor of clinical neuropsychology at the University of Glasgow, said that his study, which looked at three prisons in Glasgow, found 23% of prisoners to have suffered a head injury in their life, 50% of which were classified as…
Read MoreFootballers should be protected from concussion risk
Posted: 17 July 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Sporting Injuries
The footballers’ union FIFPro has called for an investigation to be launched into how concussion protocols could be introduced into the sport. It has been argued that an independent doctor, as opposed to the player or coach, should make the decision regarding whether a player should return to the pitch following a head injury. It has been stated in a journal in ‘The Lancet Neurology’ that these decisions should not be made “by those with a vested interest”. This debate was sparked by the recent World Cup whereby many of the players…
Read MoreNo procedure to avoid accident that lead to farmers death
Posted: 23 June 2014
Posted in: Falls from Heights, Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Following the death of well-known farmer William Davidson (62), a sheriff has ruled that there was no procedure in place to prevent the workplace accident from happening. Mr Davidson died in January 2013 after he fell from a silage pile at his farm near Moffat. He had been pulling back plastic sheeting when the accident happened, causing him to fall from the 16ft silage pile. It was heard that Mr Davidson’s feet had become tangled in the sheeting. Mr Davidson was a well-respected man in the farming world, having been a director…
Read MoreFamily to sue NHS after major care failures leave mother brain-damaged
Posted: 12 March 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence
The family of a woman who has been left with serious brain damage after doctors mistakenly turned off her life-support machine is planning to sue the NHS for damages of £5million. It has been speculated that this could be one of the biggest compensation cases seen in Scotland. Lorna Baillie was declared “technically dead” after suffering a heart attack two years ago. Doctors then agreed to turn off her life-support system, informing her family that she would be “medically dead” within an hour. 45-minutes later, relatives noticed that she was still breathing…
Read MoreChildminder banned following baby head injury
Posted: 14 February 2014
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury
Police are currently investigating an accident whereby a 14-month-old boy was found with severe head injuries at the Edinburgh home of his childminder. Halima Nassif, from Limefield, has had an “emergency condition” placed on her by the Care Inspectorate, which will remain until the police investigation has closed. The boy is currently being treated for his head injuries in hospital. It is believed by the Care Inspectorate that Halima Nassif had left the baby with a family member while she went out to work at another job. The family member was not a…
Read MorePensioner’s wheelchair fall from medical lift on bus investigated
Posted: 25 November 2013
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Leg Injuries, Medical Negligence, Public Place Accidents, Public Transport
The Scottish Borders Council is currently investigating why a 75-year-old pensioner fractured her skull when her wheelchair fell from a minibus just outside her care home. The incident occurred on Thursday the 14th of November, and Margaret Bell has remained in the Borders General Hospital since. Mrs. Bell, from Galasheils, was being assisted out of the minibus by a medical lift at the Oakview Day Centre when she fell to the ground. The Scottish Borders Council is investigating the incident so that it definitely does not happen again. The investigation will allow a…
Read MoreNHS Lothian fined following patient attack on staff member
Posted: 12 September 2013
Posted in: Criminal Injury and Assault, Employer Negligence, Head and Brain Injuries, Workplace Injuries
NHS Lothian pleaded guilty last week to two charges of employer negligence after one of their nurses was violently attacked by a schizophrenic patient in March 2009. The nurse had thirty years of experience with difficult patients and managed to break free, but sustained injuries to her head after the patient ripped out her hair and “violently” shook her head. Magdalene Anderson was attacked from behind in the patient’s home in East Lothian. The patient, who has suffered thirty years of psychiatric illness, had previously attacked another NHS nurse with a knife. Due…
Read MoreZoo Worker is Mauled to Death By Tiger in Freak Accident
Posted: 3 June 2013
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Neck Injuries, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death
Described by colleagues as a “very experienced” staff member, who was both “proficient and passionate” at her job, was mauled to death by a tiger on Friday. Sarah McClay (24) — originally from Glasgow — worked as a zookeeper at South Lakes Wild Animal Park, near Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria and was attacked by a Sumatran Tiger when in the staff area of the big cat enclosure. The reason for the tiger being in the staff enclosure is unknown, but detectives have put it down to either “human or mechanical” error. Police believe that…
Read MoreMother wins compensation for son brain-damaged at birth
Posted: 15 January 2013
Posted in: Birth Injury, Head and Brain Injuries, Medical Negligence
A mother has successfully claimed compensation on behalf of her son, who suffered severe brain damage at birth as a result of errors by medical staff, reports the Daily Mail. Clare Scott pursued her claim against the Royal Bournemouth Hospital Trust for 12 years, after the Trust initially denied liability in the case. Mrs Scott had a normal, healthy pregnancy until she went into labour and attended the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset. During her labour, the midwives did not notice for some time that the umbilical cord had become…
Read MoreFacial Injury Claims
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury
If you have been injured in the last three years, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim compensation. The amount you are able to claim depends on the type and severity of your injury. Personal Injury Claims Aberdeen can help you get the compensation you are entitled to. Our compensation guide outlines the levels of compensation for some of the most common types of injury. Compensation For Injuries To The Face Facial injuries may not be debilitating in the same way some other injuries can, but…
Read MoreHead And Brain Injury Claims
Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury
If you have been injured in the last three years, and it wasn’t your fault, you may be able to claim compensation. The amount you are able to claim depends on the type and severity of your injury. Personal Injury Claims Aberdeen can help you get the compensation you are entitled to. Our compensation guide outlines the levels of compensation for some of the most common types of injury. Head Injury Compensation Head injuries are among the most serious of all injuries and can have far reaching and unanticipated consequences…
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