Personal Injury

• A personal injury case settled by insurers of a young man, who had chronic back damage as a result of falling from a ladder, whilst carrying out the instructions to remove window boxes in a hotel chain.
• Employee trapped in lift during a process of being escorted from the building on suspension. Multiple employment claims along with claim for post-traumatic stress including migraine and panic attacks.
• Numerous claims of ‘work related stress’ and ‘injury to feelings’- see also Employment cases.
• Car industry employee slipped and damaged leg and the organisation was unable to find a role of lighter duties. Subsequently suffered from depression and claimed personal injury, disability discrimination and unfair dismissal. The dispute was settled through compensation (taking into account his injury) and a compromise agreement.

 See also Employment cases