Below are some compensation claims that Nelsons have recently dealt with.
Personal Injury Case Studies
Brain and Head Injuries
Nelsons represented a child who suffered a brain injury after being involved in a serious road traffic accident . When he was 4 years old, X suffered a major head injury and a broken leg after being knocked down by a lorry His head injury...
Mr M was 31 years old when he was a passenger in a car that left the road and collided with a tree. The crash resulted in Mr M suffering a major head injury together with soft tissue injuries to his neck and back and the loss of hearing in his left...
A head injury suffered as a result of a road traffic accident left a woman physically and psychologically scarred. Ms M was involved in a road traffic accident and as a result suffered a significant head injury . Left with a scar on her forehead, and...
Clinical Negligence
Nelsons represented Mr H and his brothers in a claim for the inadequate care that their mother, Mrs H, received during her treatment at the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in January and February 2008. After her admission to the Hospital, a series of...
A patient submitted a Clinical Negligence Claim after he suffered a fractured hip from a fall, during his stay in hospital. Nelsons represented Mrs P in a claim against Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mrs P’s husband had terminal cancer...
In a case of Clinical Negligence , resulting in the death of Miss B, Nelsons were instructed to represent Mrs K in her claim for compensation against The Mental Health NHS Trust. Miss B was a detained patient under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act...
Mrs B was undergoing an operation and whilst the anaesthetic was being given, her upper left central incisor was fractured. Mrs B required the root of the fractured tooth to be extracted and needed a partial denture. She then had to undergo further remedial...
Miss J suffered an allergic reaction after a hospitals failure to adhere to a strict latex-free code during surgery. Nelsons represented Miss J in a claim against the Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust following her exposure to latex during a...
In a case of clinical negligence Mrs I instructed Nelsons in a claim against X Hospital Trust, relating to delayed treatment of a bacterial corneal ulcer. Delayed treatment resulted in personal injury for the claimant Mrs I should have been admitted...
Nelsons represented Mr K in a claim against Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after it failed to diagnose multiple injuries following a road traffic accident. Mr K was taken to hospital by ambulance but discharged only...
Mr H brought a claim on behalf of his late mother who had suffered a fall in hospital. Mrs H had dementia and was unsteady on her feet. She was already very frail and injured her lower back in the fall. There was a failure to assess the risk of falls...
After a paracetamol overdose which was ineffectively treated by the Accident and Emergency department, Nelsons represented Mr A in a clinical negligence claim against The NHS Hospital Trust. Mr A had taken approximately 24 Paracetamol together with some...
Mrs B was in poor health and had been a heavy smoker. She had chronic obstructive airways disease. A CT scan of her chest showed a suspicious mass in the lung. There was a failure by the hospital to take any action on the scan result. Fourteen months later...
Mr D instructed Nelsons in a claim against X Hospital Trust. He was having revision knee replacement surgery when during the operation, alcohol solution that was being used to wash out the wound caught fire. The flames spread quickly. Buckets of water had to...
Nelsons represented Mr G and his sisters in a claim against Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust for the inappropriate treatment of bilateral acute subdural haematomas. This led to the death of their father, which would otherwise not have occurred. Mr...
Nelsons represented Miss H in a claim against X Hospital Trust. Miss H was very nervous about dental treatment. When she needed teeth taking out, this had to be done in hospital under general anaesthetic or sedation. Miss H had four teeth extracted but one...
A Clinical Negligence Claim was made when a pregnant woman developed pressure sores during labour. Nelsons represented Mrs W in a claim against United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. In 2007 Mrs W was admitted to hospital in labour and was given an...
Nelsons was instructed by Mr B when his former solicitors, who were conducting his clinical negligence claim, failed to serve court proceedings in time. This meant that his original claim was struck out. Mr B therefore instructed Nelsons to pursue a...
Mrs H had a background history of hypertension. In 2010 she attended her local emergency department with chest pain radiating to the back and left arm, shortness of breath, sweating and dizziness. Mrs H spent over two hours in the emergency department before...
Following complications after non-life threatening surgery to his neck Mr P came to Nelsons to pursue a claim for clinical negligence . When he came round from the operation, he couldn’t move one side of his body and was unable to breathe...
Mr T was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He had two ultrasound scans which reported both testes as abnormal and infiltrated by tumour. He therefore proceeded to surgery when both testicles were removed. It was then discovered that the right testicle was...
Asbestos Claims
Nelsons were instructed by Mrs T following the death of her husband from mesothelioma , a condition recognised as primarily caused by exposure to asbestos . Mr T had complained of breathlessness and his first hospital appointment was in the March, and his...
Nelsons secured compensation settlement after for Mrs P whose husband died from mesothelioma 2 months before the expiry of the limitation period. She believed she was unable to pursue a claim for compensation as her husband’s former employer...
Mr W came to Nelsons following the death of his wife who had been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma and passed away following a very short period of illness. As mesothelioma is reportable to the Coroner, an inquest was required which prompted Mr. W...
Accidents at Work
Following an accident at work Mr N instructed Nelsons to represent him in a claim for compensation against his employer. Mr N was a factory manager at a building systems firm which makes mobile offices. A forklift truck driver needed to pick up and...
After sustaining an injury at work Nelsons were instructed to pursue a claim for compensation for Miss A. Miss A worked as a Cell Leader assisting in the assembly of various pieces of equipment in her job for a large corporation where she had worked for...
Mr L was a plant operator at a construction site when he sustained a serious open crush injury to the front of his right foot. Mr L had been operating a digger. He had paused to load tools into the bucket at the front of the digger, when a forklift truck...
Following an accident at work, Mr G instructed Nelsons to represent him in a claim for compensation against his employer. Mr G was a driver at a haulage firm delivering milk to supermarkets. Whilst pulling milk cages from the back of a lorry, the wheels of...
An accident at work left Mr.R severly injured and nable to work for a prolonged period of time. Mr R is a self-employed electrician. Whilst visiting a customer’s premises to do some work in their factory, he was knocked down and run over by a...
Compensation of £4,500 was awarded to Mr G for injuries suffered as a result of a fall. Mr G, a member of the Armed Forces, was walking along a grass verge close to his home. He stood on a manhole cover. As he put his left foot onto the...
Mr J was employed as a slab layer on a building site and whilst he was working, a concrete slab fractured and the thumb and index finger of his dominant right hand were crushed. Mr J was treated in hospital and had to have surgery on his hand. He had six...
Accidents in Public Places
Nelsons successfully recovered compensation for Mr S following his fall at a hotel in Wales whilst on holiday. Mr S, who was 80 years of age at the time of the accident, had gone on a short vacation through the British Legion to a hotel in Wales with a...
Mrs L had an accident as a passenger on a bus when it went around a corner too quickly, causing her to fall and land on her knee. X-rays confirmed that Mrs L had suffered a displaced fracture of her left knee which required a total knee replacement and...
Nelsons secured compensation for Mrs W following a fall she had at a major high street store in Nottingham. Mrs W, who was aged 73 years at the time of the accident, had entered the retail store when her right foot got caught in flooring just inside the main...
A Personal Injury Claim was handled by Nelsons for Mrs B who had fallen In a restaurant. Mrs B had attended a restaurant one evening in a group. To get from the bar area to the restaurant, the group were led down a short flight of irregular steps. There...
Ms. A suffered a personal injury resulting in her being taken to Accident & Emergency and undergoing surgery under general anaesthetic. The incident occurred whilst she was visiting a KFC Restaurant in Derby to have lunch with her partner. Ms A...
Nelsons secured compensation for Mrs T after she suffered an injury while visiting a restaurant. Having parked her car in the restaurant’s poorly lit car park, Mrs T proceeded to walk towards the building. The main door way was obstructed by a...
Nelsons acted on behalf of a young boy who suffered a nasty cut to his forehead in an accident during a PE lesson at school. The young boy sustained an injury when was hit by a javelin thrown by another child during a PE lesson at school. This gave him...
Road Traffic Accidents
In January 2009, Mrs F was a passenger on a bus travelling in Derby when a vehicle emerged from a side road and into collision with the side of the bus. As a result of the collision, Mrs F was thrown against the side of the bus and suffered a wrenching...
Nelsons secured compensation after being appointed to act on behalf of Ms.B who suffered multiple injuries in a road traffic accident when she was knocked off her bicycle. She was cycling home from work with lights fully displayed and wearing a high...
Mrs P was a pedestrian on the pavement on St Peter’s Gate in Nottingham when the driver of a silver Toyota lost control of his car mounted the pavement and collided with her. Mrs P suffered serious injuries in the accident requiring emergency...
Nelsons were instructed to handle a personal injury claim by Mr B to help him recover compensation following a road traffic accident that he had been involved in. Mr B, who was 26 years old at the time of the accident, had been riding his moped to work...
Nelsons assisted Mrs X in securing compensation after she suffered injuries whilst travelling as a passenger in a taxi that was hit during a road traffic accident. Mrs X was a passenger in a taxi when a car drove into the rear of the taxi whilst it was...
Nelsons were instructed to act on behalf of an elderly lady who suffered severe injuries in a road traffic accident . The claimant was getting into a motor vehicle when the driver set off before she had properly secured herself in the vehicle. As a...
Food Poisoning
A group of four adults visited a restaurant for the first time and unfortunately three of the group suffered the same symptoms of food poisoning. Nelsons were instructed by Mr. and Mrs. P, and Mrs. F to make a claim against the restaurant. The party had...
- Accidents at Work
- Accidents in public places
- Animal attacks
- Asbestos claims
- Brain & Head Injuries
- Criminal Injury Compensation
- Defective products
- Fatal Accidents
- Food Poisoning
- Injury Types
- Medical Negligence
- Personal Injury Award Levels
- Personal Injury Case Studies
- Personal Injury Trusts
- Road Traffic Accidents
- Spinal Injuries
- Sports Injuries
- Travel Holiday claims
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