£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… ...
No Win No Fee Solicitor gets £1m payout for brain-damaged man

    A man who sustained a severe brain injury when he was struck down by a car as a young child has won massive compensation in recognition of the suffering which he will...
No Win No Fee Claim for Mum After Fall

    THE MOTHER of a child who fell an broke his arm after falling from a bumpy castle at an event at Shipston Sports and Social Club last year is suing the club. Cllr...
Compensation Settlements for Too Slow

    Victims of violent crimes are being compensated too slowly, the National Audit Office has said. Its report said the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority took an average of 515 days to resolve cases in...
Compensation Paid To Club Stewardess

    DAMAGES have been paid to a former club stewardess who suffered lifelong injuries in a fall from a fire escape. Barbara Eastwood broke her back and smashed her ankle when she plunged 12ft...
Google, Apple and a Goth

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S. Philly Cheesesteak Maker Threatens Lawsuit Against City (KYW News Radio 1060)

    Joey Vento, owner of a South Philadelphia steak shop, says he is not satisified with the decision of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations decision to dismiss charges of discrimination against him for that...
Libel suit filed in US for ads against Sonia (New Kerala)

    New York, April 8 : The Indian National Overseas Congress (INOC) has filed a $100 million libel lawsuit against three people associated with the Forum for Saving Gandhi’s Heritage for allegedly defaming...
Norfolk Southern, Avondale reach settlement (The Augusta Chronicle)

    COLUMBIA — Avondale Mills, which closed after a train wreck and toxic chemical spill in Graniteville in 2005, has agreed to settle a lawsuit with Norfolk Southern, an attorney for the textile...
No Win No Fee Culture

    Council managers say no-win no-fee lawyers are making their work to give staff equal pay more difficult. Pay reviews are taking place across lots organisations to bring women’s pay into line with male...