Case Studies
Location: Rotherham
Claim: £2.5 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.
Name: Mr R
Location: Sheffield
Claim: £168,000
ASD Solicitors assisted a labourer to obtain compensation after his left arm was trapped in a machine at work and then subsequently amputated.
The client suffered a traumatic amputation of the left arm after being asked to clean a large, cylindrical roller at his place of employment.
Name: Mr K
Mr K was involved in an accident at work whilst delivering incorrectly loaded and packaged stock to a supermarket, resulting in soft tissue injuries to his lower back.
Name: Mr B
Location: Rotherham
Mr B, from Rotherham, recovered a substantial amount of compensation following an accident at work. The client had the misfortune to lose his right arm as a result of operating a defective scrap metal machine. The machine should have been fitted with guards.
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.
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.
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.
Name: Mr A
Location: Nottinghamshire
Claim: £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.
Name: Mrs O
Location: Barnsley
Claim: £120,000
ASD Solicitors acted for Mrs O of Barnsley who sustained a neck injury while a passenger in a motor car.
Name: Mr H
Claim: £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.