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A journalist whose skin was left scarred after she underwent a cosmetic procedure for a newspaper feature she was writing has won damages from a spa in London. Charlotte Cripps, an arts writer for the Independent, underwent Intense Pulsed Light treatment,...
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A woman who lost a filling when she bit into an oven chip has won compensation from the manufacturer of the product. Susan Stapylton, 60, was eating Aunt Bessie’s oven chips. She bit into something solid and dislodged a filling in one of her wisdom...
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A retired roofer has won compensation for the injuries he suffered when a gas canister ignited, setting fire to him and forcing him to jump from a 12-foot roof. Victor Barrell, 65, was using a roofing torch, to which the gas canister was attached, to repair...
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A diner at a McDonald’s restaurant who broke a tooth on a piece of metal in his burger has won £1,100 in compensation. Kevin Smith, 43, was eating a Quarter Pounder at one of the fast-food outlets when he bit down on a scrap of metal lodged in...
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Hundreds more victims of ‘toxic sofas’ are to receive compensation for their injuries, following a settlement reached with the insurers of one of the retailers involved. Several thousand members of the public suffered burns and skin complaints...
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Pushchair manufacturer Maclaren has agreed to pay compensation to over 40 children across the UK who sustained serious injuries after getting their fingers trapped in the hinges on their folding pushchairs. The children were mostly between the ages of one...
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More than 1,500 people who suffered chemical burns and allergic reactions after purchasing ‘toxic sofas’ are to share £20 million in compensation in what is thought to be the largest consumer class action in English legal history. Several...
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A Chinese restaurant in the Midlands has settled compensation claims totalling £45,000 brought by seven customers who suffered salmonella poisoning after eating a tiramisu dessert made with raw eggs contaminated with the bacterium. In all, 46 people...
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The Government has announced that victims of thalidomide, a drug that was prescribed to pregnant women in the 1950s and ‘60s, will share a £20 million compensation package to assist with their health needs as they get older. Thalidomide was...
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The widow of a scientist who died after suffering an allergic reaction to eating eggs has been awarded £415,000 in damages. Kuldip Singh Bhamra, 49, was attending a wedding banquet held at a Sikh temple in Forest Gate, London. Mr Bhamra knew of his...
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Pushchair manufacturer Maclaren is being sued by a group of 15 families who claim their children have been injured by faulty products. The families allege that their children were injured when the tips of their fingers became trapped in the umbrella hinges...
