Council contains killer pear tree menace
Wednesday, October 4th, 2006Kids protected from 1lb fruit attack
Worcester council has moved with lightning speed to protect citizens from killer pear trees, The Sun reports.
Accident Claim News
Archive for 2006
Potholes leave driver with £1,000 repair bill
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006A MOTORIST has been left facing a four-figure repair bill after his car was badly damaged on a potholed road…
Judge dismisses shop worker claim
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006A senior judge has criticised solicitors for wasting court time by bringing a claim by a Lochaber shop supervisor to the Court of Session…
Google, Apple and a Goth
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Google whacking is the new Google whacking
Policy fee of £15 ‘rips off’ drivers
Monday, June 5th, 2006Legal expenses cover sold to motorists is unnecessary and just makes insurers richer, say campaigners…
Prisoners receive £100,000 injury pay-outs
Monday, June 5th, 2006Flood of claims over trips, slips and other ‘breaches of rights’…
£16 Billion investigation
Sunday, June 4th, 2006ORGANISED fraud is costing Britain £16BILLION a year - £650 for every family in the land - a report by the Association of British Insurers reveals…
£1m a year paid out for bungled cosmetic operations
Sunday, June 4th, 2006COMPENSATION 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…
Man claims bus driver to blame for his personal injury claim
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006When Alan Graham got on a bus, he didn’t expect to end up in hospital…
Load handling causes a third of accidents at work
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006According to HSE statistics, more than a third of all industrial accidents each year are caused by handling loads…