Ask most people what an occupational therapist is and they will probably answer, ‘someone who helps people with their occupation’. Yet they usually do not know what this means. I work with occupational therapists (OTs) who assist people who have suffered injury or illness and need support to lead independent, productive and satisfying lives. They…
ASD assisted Mr G of Sheffield who was seriously injured following an accident at work. The client suffered a lower back injury resulting in him being absent from work for 18 months. Mr G was required to manually lift an extremely heavy lintel from the back of a wagon. The employer failed to plan or…
Mr R was exiting an inspection pit having been working on the underside of a van, when he struck his head on the valance to the van, causing a head injury which resulted in severe headaches, speech difficulties, disorientation, nausea, altered senses and thereafter psychological difficulties. Insufficient safety equipment ASD pursued a claim against Mr…
The insurance industry states that it is capable of looking after the interest of individuals who are injured at work and on the road etc. This case illustrates that individuals have to be extremely careful and cautious if they are to allow an insurer to ‘help’ them directly. Mr N, a scaffolder in Sheffield was…
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. The…
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…
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. Richard Meggitt, Solicitor for ASD dealt with Miss S…
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. As a result of the serious injuries sustained, ASD referred the…
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. At the initial Trial the District Judge found against Mr K and dismissed his claim. ASD disagreed with the District Judge’s findings and advised Mr K to…
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. The guards to the rollers had been deliberately…
