City must pay after losing disability lawsuit (WQAD Moline)

    MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - The city of Markham must pay $400,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit that alleged officials tried to block the opening of a group home for developmentally disabled men. ...
Relatives of man killed in car accident appeal to Rell, state to include all facts in final report (Journal Inquirer)

    The brother of a man killed in an car accident last year is asking the governor and public safety commissioner to make sure the crash investigation is carried out fairly. ...
Load handling causes a third of accidents at work

    According to HSE statistics, more than a third of all industrial accidents each year are caused by handling loads… ...
Norfolk Southern Reaches Agreement With Avondale Mills to Settle Claims From Graniteville Accident (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

    After four weeks of trial, Norfolk Southern Corporation and Avondale Mills have agreed to a confidential settlement of the lawsuit brought by Avondale arising from the January 6, 2005 accident in Graniteville,...
Prisoners receive £100,000 injury pay-outs

    Flood of claims over trips, slips and other ‘breaches of rights’… ...
Whitewater offrers No Win No Fee Service

    Whitewater, the charity specialist direct marketing agency, is putting its neck on the line by offering its services on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis. The agency is offering all its existing consumers...
£1m a year paid out for bungled cosmetic operations

    COMPENSATION paid to patients for bungled cosmetic surgery has averaged more than £1 million annually over the past decade, with claims awaiting settlement likely to push the figure even higher, research shows… ...
Driver, agency sued for death of 23-year-old (The Pottsville Republican & Herald)

    An Auburn man must respond to a lawsuit alleging his road rage caused a fatal accident in September on Route 61 in West Brunswick Township. ...
No Win No Fee Claim for Boys Martial Arts Accident

    The family of a Wigan schoolboy whose leg was broken during a martial arts lesson are locked in a legal fight with his instructors. Jay Howlett was only six when he suffered a...
Sacked-by-text staff win compensation

    Gr8 Workers at the Accident Group, the no win, no fee personal injury claims outfit that went titsup with debts of more than £30 million earlier this year, have won a compensation claim...