Anon
Polly’s client, who was alcohol and drug dependant prior to his accident, suffered a spinal cord injury when he was knocked down by a Dominoes delivery driver, who failed to stop at a red light.
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Newman v Broker, 2018
Acting on behalf of her client who experienced multiple injuries, including a serious spinal cord injury, following a road traffic accident, liability denied. Achieved a settlement of £1,250,000.
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ANON
The claimant, a cyclist, entered a roundabout when the defendant failed to give way to him and knocked him off his bike. He sustained a head injury, tinnitus, PTSD and a fractured spine. All remained ongoing, however due to the claimant's mental health he wanted to accept a pre-medical offer. The case settled for £155,000, which meant that the claimant could purchase his first home.
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MO v Morris
Acting for a man who sustained life changing spinal cord injury in a road traffic accident. A settlement was reached 85/15 in his favour with a lump sum of £5m, plus a PPO £125,000 for life.
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‘Simon’ – Getting the right help in place
In 2009, Simon hoped to rise through the ranks in the military. On the road to realising his dream and over halfway through a training course, Simon returned home on leave and made the most of his time off by socialising with friends and family.
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‘Adam’ – A groundbreaking case
Adam was just 25 when the accident happened. It was early one morning when the year was barely two weeks old. He drove his work van along country roads covered by recent, heavy winter rainfall.
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‘Alex’ – From strength to strength
When Alex was just 15, she sat in the rear seat of a friend’s car. As there had been some recent heavy rainfall, the road conditions were wet and slippery.
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‘DZ’ – Spinal fractures and psychological injury following an accident at work
DZ was involved in an accident at work when a piece of equipment provided by her employer fell and crushed her. Liability was strongly denied by the Defendant throughout the course of the claim. A robust stance was taken by Claire, and a thorough review of the extensive disclosure provided by the Defendant highlighted problems with the defence
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‘Benjamin’ – Missed diagnosis of a spinal abscess
In this case, our client sustained injury as a result of a failure by those in charge of his hospital care to properly diagnose and treat a spinal abscess which led to organ failure, being placed in an induced coma and spinal cord injury resulting in reduced lower limb power and rendering him a permanent wheelchair user.
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