Case Studies
Date: 17/04/2013
Location: Rotherham
Award: 1.25 million
Richard Meggitt, Solicitor in the Serious Injury Team at ASD, acted for a child in Rotherham who sustained a serious brain injury.
The child was struck by a car when he was returning home from school. He was taken to Sheffield Children's Hospital by ambulance and was an inpatient for a number of weeks.
Date: 15/04/2013
Location: Sheffield
Amount: £295,000.00
Accident at Cafe Uno results in Compensation
ASD Solicitors helped a Sheffield man to receive £295,000 in compensation following an accident at work.
Mr B fell awkwardly whilst attempting to negotiate stairs at work. The stair case had been used as a storage area. As a result of the fall the client suffered chronic pain in the lower back, making a return to work full time impossible.
Date: 19/06/2012
£28,000 for Pensioner Injured on a First Bus
ASD Solicitors assisted a 70 year old pensioner to obtain compensation after a fall on a bus following a collision with another vehicle.
Date: 15/05/2012
Mr W, from Sheffield, suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder when a cherry picker that he was operating partially collapsed.
Date: 24/04/2012
Name: Mr W
Location: Wirksworth, Derbyshire
Award: £52,000
Mr W sustained a significant shoulder injury after being knocked over by a refuge lorry while riding his bicycle.
Date: 23/02/2012
Name: Miss S
Location: Notts
Miss S of Retford, Notts, secured significant damages following a motorcycling accident. Miss S was riding pillion in an accident in which the rider of the motorbike was killed. The motorbike struck a car at high speed after the vehicle had emerged from a minor road.
Date: 01/02/2012
Award: 20,000
ASD Solicitors assisted a woman who had the misfortune to fall through the floor of a chicken coup at her place of work.
Date: 01/02/2012
Award: £13,204.50
ASD Solicitors have successfully represented a lady who was injured as she went about her duties at work.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr C
Location: Pontefract
Award: £22,000
ASD Solicitors assisted a butcher from Pontefract to recover compensation following an accident at work.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr A
Location: Sheffield
Award: £62,000
ASD Solicitors has assisted a young man to obtain compensation after metal entered his left eye.
The client suffered the loss of sight in the left eye while on work placement. He was not provided with any eye protection and the accident occurred when he was watching a colleague operate a machine. Mr A from Sheffield went on to develop depression as a result of the injuries sustained.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr G
Award: £138,500
ASD Solicitors has helped a Sheffield man to receive £138,500 in compensation following an accident at work.
Mr G fell from a ladder provided by his employer when attempting to fit a sign. He should have been working from a mobile platform or been assisted by another employee.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr S
Location: Nottingham
Award: £92,500
Our client, a machine operative from Nottingham, was injured in a road traffic accident whilst cycling to work. As a result of the accident, he suffered a significant injury to his shoulder. The severity of the shoulder injury was such that Mr S of Nottingham was unable to return to work full time.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr O
ASD Solicitors assisted a retired teacher to obtain compensation when his wife tragically died in a road traffic accident.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mrs M
Location: Rotherham
Award: £105,000
Mrs M of Rotherham, was incorrectly advised by her Union that she was unable to claim for serious injuries sustained when she was struck by a uninsured driver.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr H
Award: £400,000
The Claimant, Mr H, was a rear seat passenger in a road accident which resulted in the tragic death of the front seat passenger.
The Claimant sustained significant trauma to his leg, which resulted in a below knee amputation.
Liability was not contested and following negotiations between ASD and the Defendant Insurers an offer in excess of £400,000 was made. ASD advised the Claimant in detail regarding his legal position and, after some deliberation; the Claimant accepted the Defendant's offer resulting in expeditious settlement, following this terrible and unfortunate accident.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mrs O
Location: Barnsley
Award: £120,000
ASD Solicitors acted for Mrs O of Barnsley who sustained a neck injury while a passenger in a motor car.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr A
Location: Nottinghamshire
Award: £525,000
Richard Meggitt and Richard Long, part of the Serious Injury Team at ASD assisted Mr A of North Nottinghamshire who was seriously injured following a road accident.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr Hay
Location: Rotherham
Mr Hay from Rotherham sustained a troublesome fracture to his right wrist as a result of a fall on ice in a city centre. He had been told by his former Solicitors that his claim had less than reasonable prospects of success. This was despite the former Solicitors asking Mr Hay to pay for medical records and notes.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr H
Location: Nottingham
Mr H of Creswell, Notts, sustained multiple fractures to his left arm as a result of a defective bailing machine.
Date: 27/01/2012
Name: Mr Whale
Location: Rotherham
ASD Solicitors helped Mr Whale recover compensation following an accident at a local pub.
Mr Whale, from Rotherham, slipped and fell on ice immediately outside the main exit to the pub.
