Injury News

• £875,000 obtained for injured farmer

  • PostedApril 23, 2020

  Roger Loomes, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, recently obtained a substantial six-figure settlement for a man, Mr H, who was severely injured when pipework failed while he was...

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• £100,000 obtained for Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) sufferer

  • PostedApril 16, 2020

  Richard Foyster, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained a substantial settlement for a Suffolk man in respect of his HAVS and carpal tunnel injuries. These were incurred...

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• £128,500 obtained for ‘subtle’ brain and other injuries following a road collision

  • PostedApril 15, 2020

  Tom Ranson, a personal injury specialist at Ashtons Legal, has obtained compensation of £128,500 for Mr B, following the head and whiplash injuries he suffered in a road collision. Despite...

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• Bury widow appeals to old workmates for memories of asbestos which killed husband

  • PostedApril 6, 2020

  The widow of a Bury St Edmunds man who died recently from an asbestos-related cancer is making a final appeal to former workmates, for information on how he contracted the...

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• Coronavirus: How will it affect my court case?

  • PostedMarch 30, 2020

  The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) has left many of our client’s wondering what will happen to their court case. Whilst the situation is ever changing as the country responds to...

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• Five figure sum obtained for family of Norfolk metal worker

  • PostedMarch 9, 2020

  Martyn Hayward, an Ashtons Legal specialist in asbestos-related disease injury claims, has obtained a settlement payment for the family of a former Heatrae employee who died following a diagnosis of...

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• Over £100,000 obtained for family of mesothelioma sufferer

  • PostedMarch 6, 2020

  Martyn Hayward, an asbestos-related disease specialist, has obtained a six-figure sum for the family of a mechanic who died in 2019 after losing his battle with mesothelioma. Mr M developed...

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• Inadequate treatment of ectopic pregnancies puts women at risk of severe harm

  • PostedMarch 5, 2020

  A report released today (5 March) by the NHS’s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has found that ectopic pregnancies are not being diagnosed quickly enough. Ectopic pregnancies occur when a...

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• East Kent baby deaths: Hospital made same fatal mistakes in 2012

  • PostedMarch 5, 2020

  Maternity services at the East Kent NHS Trust are currently being reviewed after 15 babies have died in their care in recent years. Dan and Alison Halligan, the parents of...

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• Woman dies from stroke after being given wrong medication

  • PostedFebruary 28, 2020

  Heather Planner, 87, of Buckinghamshire, died from a stroke after being accidentally given another patient’s medication. Mrs Planner had been prescribed apixaban, a blood-thinning medicine. However when she went to...

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• Sepsis-detecting monitors fitted in children’s hospital

  • PostedFebruary 27, 2020

  Machines that are able to detect sepsis are being installed at a children’s hospital in Scotland. The monitors, which have been fitted at Royal Hospital for Children, in Glasgow, are...

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• “Corridor nursing” putting patient’s lives at risk

  • PostedFebruary 26, 2020

  More and more patients are having to be cared for in hospital corridors as a result of overcrowded A&E units, NHS staff have warned. “Corridor nursing” runs the risk of...

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