Sheffield Personal Injury Blog

Cumbrian Mountain Rescue Team kept busy

Posted: April 14, 2015

Posted in: Personal Injury Public Place Accidents Shoulder Injuries 

Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team has rescued a seriously injured woman after she plunged 50ft down a Cumbrian fell.  The woman, who has not been named, suffered serious head injuries caused by the fall on Glenridding Dodd, on the south side of Ullswater. The fall was caused when ground gave way beneath her feet, and occurred on […]

Mother wins payout of at least £14.6m for birth injury

Posted: April 1, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence 

A mother is to receive at least £14.6million in compensation after her son suffered severe brain damage when he was starved of oxygen during birth. Now 12-years-old, James Robshaw suffers with severe cerebral palsy and will require around the clock care for the rest of his life. The High Court ruled today (1 April) that […]

Firefighter secures compensation after ladder breakage destroys his arms

Posted: March 26, 2015

Posted in: Arm Injury Foot Injuries Workplace Injuries 

A firefighter who was forced to medically retire after an incident during a training exercise has been awarded a six-figure compensation package. Michael Hollings suffered the life-changing injury at Ilkley Fire Station when the ladder he was on cracked and fell to the ground, leaving him suspended at six inches above the floor. He suffered a […]

Safety fence put up after drowning death

Posted: March 19, 2015

Posted in: Public Place Accidents Wrongful & Accidental Death 

A safety fence has been put in place along part of the River Ouse following yet another fatality. 20-year-old Megan Roberts, a York St John University student from Wetherby, West Yorkshire, went missing after a night out in 2014. She and two other students died in York’s rivers last year. Megan went missing on a Saturday […]

Woman suffers life-changing injuries in paragliding accident

Posted: March 9, 2015

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad Personal Injury Spine & Back Injuries 

A woman from Gateshead is battling for compensation after suffering a serious spinal injury during a tandem paraglide in South Africa. The accident happened when Diane Bewick was on holiday in South Africa in 2004. It was heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa on Monday (9 March) that she crashed into […]

Injured motorcyclist wins £10m compensation

Posted: March 3, 2015

Posted in: Head and Brain Injuries Motorcycle Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

A man has been awarded £10m in compensation after suffering a severe brain injury in a motorbike crash. 31-year-old Marcel Beasley suffered life-changing injuries which have left him requiring around-the-clock care, the use of a wheelchair, and he also has severely impaired speech. The compensation package arranged for Mr Beasley includes a £4.27million payout to […]

Dangerous driver causes 3 car accident

Posted: February 27, 2015

Posted in: Car Accidents Road Traffic Accidents 

A 25-year-old man has been given a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving that caused a three-car collision. The reckless driver said that he had been trying to keep up with his boss on the way to a work outing when he overtook on a blind summit. Despite several signs on the […]

Girl Oxygen-starved at birth wins medical negligence compensation

Posted: February 19, 2015

Posted in: Birth Injury Head and Brain Injuries Medical Negligence 

A young girl who was left disabled after she was starved of oxygen at birth has been awarded compensation. Ayla Ellison, from Ulverston in Cumbria, suffered serious brain damage when hospital staff at Furness General Hospital in Barrow failed to provide her with enough oxygen during her “traumatic” birth in April 2007. Ayla, who is […]

Hospital ‘put patients at risk’

Posted: February 11, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence NHS Claims 

Bristol’s new £430,000 hospital has been criticised by a health watchdog over its critical care and emergency services. A recent Care Quality Commission report (CQC) said that the recently opened Southmead Hospital was putting its patients and staff at risk. Since the inspections, North Bristol NHS Trust said that extra staff had been recruited to […]

Girl’s treatment by police criticised

Posted: February 1, 2015

Posted in: Medical Negligence 

The treatment of a mentally ill teenager has been criticised by two of Devon’s MPs. The girl was arrested in November and sectioned, but was left for two days in a police cell with no bed and received no care. Only 16-years-old, the girl is now being treated in a specialist psychiatric unit more than […]