{"id":7591,"date":"2011-06-17T09:30:10","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T08:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2011-06-17T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2011-06-17T08:30:10","slug":"taxi-accident-claims-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/06\/17\/taxi-accident-claims-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Taxi Accident Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7607\" title=\"taxi-accident-claims\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/taxi-accident-claims-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" \/>I read today in the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenorthernecho.co.uk\/news\/local\/darlington\/9086318.__300k_claim_over_taxi_door_injury\/\">Northern Echo<\/a><\/em> that a man from Darlington is seeking <strong>\u00a3300,000 compensation<\/strong> having been almost killed after he opened the door in a moving taxi back in 2008.\u00a0 It is reported that Mr James Stokoe sustained a severe brain injury after the taxi door slid shut on his head when the taxi driver braked.\u00a0 As a result of the accident, Mr Stokoe had been left disabled and unable to return to his work having suffered a fracture skull, and had bleeding on the brain, and is now seeking compensation for both his injuries and losses resulting from the accident.\u00a0 Mr Stokoe has suggested the taxi driver \u2018<em>failed to maintain the rear side passenger door properly, failed to appreciate the door was open and that Mr Stokoe was leaning out<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>If like Mr Stokoe you have been involved in an accident where you have been injured, and you consider that it was not your fault, and therefore believe that you may be entitled to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/100-percent-compensation-4u.php\">compensation<\/a>, the best course of action, having received medical attention, is to get in touch with a quality injury lawyer with plenty of experience in dealing with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/personal-injury-claims.php\">personal injury claims<\/a>. After all, they are best placed to advise you on any potential claim.\u00a0 At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">The Injury Lawyers<\/a>, our lawyers have many years experience solely in this field of work, and deal with hundreds of personal injury claims every day.\u00a0 What\u2019s more is that we work on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/no_win_no_fee.php\">genuine no win, no fee<\/a> agreement, which means that our clients never get charged a penny for our services &#8211; and when they receive the compensation owed to them, <strong>they get to keep 100% of it<\/strong>.\u00a0 Why not give us a quick call to discuss any potential claim you may have?<\/p>\n<p><strong>A few benefits of instructing The Injury Lawyers<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep 100% of the maximum compensation you receive<\/li>\n<li>Do not charge a penny for our work<\/li>\n<li>Free medical treatment available right from the outset of the claim<\/li>\n<li>Updated on your claim at least every 14 days<\/li>\n<li>Team of independent, expert injury lawyers<\/li>\n<li>Open between the hours of 9am and 10pm on weekdays, and also open weekends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Great, isn\u2019t it? Give us a call on <strong>0800 634 75 75<\/strong> today! Our team will happily provide you with some free, no obligation, legal advice, and if you have a potentially successfully injury claim we can get the ball rolling now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I read today in the Northern Echo that a man from Darlington is seeking \u00a3300,000 compensation having been almost killed after he opened the door in a moving taxi back in 2008.\u00a0 It is reported that Mr James Stokoe sustained a severe brain injury after the taxi door slid shut on his head when the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/06\/17\/taxi-accident-claims-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Taxi Accident 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