Pages On: Shop Accidents
Wherever you shop, business have a duty of care to customers. If a company has failed in this and caused you injury, be it from a slip, trip or fall, collapsing displays or any other accident, you could claim occupiers liability compensation. This is why it is of utmost importance that stores provide a safe environment and train staff in maintaining it.
Pensioner wins £10k following serious personal injury
Posted: 10 October 2015
Posted in: Knee Injury, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents
An 81-year-old woman has been awarded £10,000 in injury compensation after being pushed to the ground by a shopping centre’s automatic doors. Theresa Kean, from Dundee, had been walking through the doors at the Wellgate shopping centre in October 2011 when the incident happened. It was heard that a disabled access button activated the doors, which she pushed, yet the doors only remained open for a very short amount of time. The doors pushed her to the ground, causing her to suffer severe chest and knee injuries. “highlights the responsibilities…
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 MorePoundland pays compensation to pensioner injured by display
Posted: 24 August 2014
Posted in: Hip Injuries, Leg Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents
An 86-year-old woman from Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, is to receive £3,000 in compensation after a display of batteries collapsed on her in a Poundland store. Peggy Dempsey suffered serious injuries in the incident in 2012, and required weeks of physiotherapy before she was able to walk properly again. The accident happened at the Perth branch of Poundland, whereby a poorly stacked display of batteries collapsed on top of her. The batteries had been stacked on only one side of the display, causing it to topple over and injure Mrs Dempsey’s…
Read MoreClaimant loses compensation bid following seagull attack
Posted: 19 May 2014
Posted in: Public Place Accidents, Shop Accidents
A woman who made a claim after she was injured by a swooping seagull has lost her legal bid for £7,000 in compensation. Cathie Kelly said that she tried desperately to avoid the dive-bombing bird outside the Ladyburn Business Center in Greenock. With the belief that the owners of the building had not taken sufficient care of her safety, she raised legal action against them. Mrs Kelly’s claim was rejected by a judge at the Court of Succession after the hearing highlighted that it could not know where the attacking seagull…
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