You may have heard of the McDonald’s coffee lawsuit (Liebeck v. McDonald’s Restaurants) where the victim successfully sued because of the high temperature of the drink. Whilst those kinds of cases are now few and far between (although we have dealt with some) the more common coffee burn claims involve the lids and containers being defective or unsecured.

In this case our client was badly scolded because she placed the cup of coffee to her lips to drink it and the lid had not been put on properly. This resulted in significant scolding to the chest and stomach area.
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Glass on a nightclub floor is a common occurrence and an obviously dangerous hazard. It’s the reason that many places now have plastic cups and plastic bottles because of the absolute nightmare that broken glass on the floor can be.

So if you are injured by glass being on the nightclub floor, can you make a claim for personal injury compensation? Read on for more advice…
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One of the most common ways people are injured by workplace machinery and equipment is because of a lack of adequate guards. A lot of machinery and equipment have moving parts which is why they need to be guarded to protect employees from being injured when using them.

So what happens if you are injured at work because someone removed a guard from a piece of machinery or equipment?
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The government seems obsessed with whiplash claims, and a lot of it stems from incessant moaning from the insurance industry who appear upset that they have to pay people money who make claims; despite the fact that they exist for that very reason.

Reading my opening statement, you may feel I am somewhat bitter or bias about the negativity that’s associated with whiplash claims. Well to be honest, I am! And with good reason!

So read on for info about how much you may have to pay and more importantly why you have to pay for your whiplash claim.
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Our client was the victim of a nasty hit on the head when the cable of the weights machine he was using snapped and struck his head with force. It could have been a lot worse if he had been hit by some weights or another part of the machinery!

He received a cut to the head that required glue treatment at hospital, and we have successfully won a fantastic payout of £4,000 despite the other side trying to dispute the case.
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Sometimes you can ride over a pothole and escape with minor cuts and bruises – and other times you can be very badly injured.

Our Serious Injury Claims Team are used to representing victims for serious and catastrophic injury claims all the time. Our client in this instance approached us after sustaining a shoulder injury which turned out to cause a lot of problems for quite a long time.
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Leg crush accidents are usually life altering and will often result in surgical amputation. It’s truly awful, and we have acted for those who have been lucky enough to escape with minor bruising and ligament injuries as well as those who have been unfortunate enough to lose both of their legs.

So what do we look at for leg crush injury payouts?
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Work regulations are important as they put an appropriate duty on an employer to provide certain safety equipment and clothing to their workers. Gloves are one of the most common forms of equipment, but the duty to provide gloves doesn’t just stop there.

Employers must make sure that protective clothing is not going to result in any other sort of accident, which in this case can be caused by the material of a glove getting caught.
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Did you know that we have been helping thousands of people recover compensation all over the UK with our decades of experience and our high-tech systems? Well you do now!

We have helped clients recover compensation as victims of negligence all over the UK territories – that’s England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. We offer a bespoke service that gives our client access to local facilities throughout the UK, making our already enviable service levels even better for our clients.
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We are a firm of specialist injury lawyers with vast experience in helping people claim for cosmetic surgery negligence. Having helped thousands of people and having acted for a large amount of the PIP scandal victims, we know the industry well, and we can advise you of your rights from a legal perspective.

What we can also tell you is that the industry is very badly regulated here in the UK – so taking your chances abroad can be seriously dangerous.
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