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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist receives £295,000 in damages following collision with car]]></title>
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	A motorcyclist, who suffered serious leg injuries in a head-on collision more than four years ago, has received £295,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Anya Rupal, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors said her client, a refuse collector in his 30s, was riding his motorbike, returning home from visiting a friend, when a car suddenly turned...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:11:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Crossing collision woman who suffered brain injury receives £370,000]]></title>
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	A pedestrian who suffered a significant brain injury when she was struck by a car while crossing a road near her home has received £370,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Joanna Bailey, a serious injuries  expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client, who is in her 50s, was almost across a clearly marked pedestrian crossing on her way...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Parents recover future financial support damages following loss of son]]></title>
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	In an unusual recent case, the parents of a 19-year-old Sussex man who was tragically killed in a road traffic collision have received £16,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Michelle Sutton, a road traffic collisions  expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the young man was a front-seat passenger in a car whose driver lost control while rounding a bend...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serious head injury victim receives more than £8 million in damages]]></title>
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	A young woman who was left disabled following a devastating head injury has settled her case for more than £8,000,000.

	Richard Crabtree, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, negotiated a £3,000,000 lump sum on behalf of his client, together with annual payments of £250,000 to pay for her care, accommodation and case management.

	&ldquo;This was a particularly sad...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Moped rider receives £1.5m settlement following head-on collision]]></title>
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	A young man who suffered brain damage and multiple serious injuries following a head-on collision with a car, has received £1.5m in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Matthew Clayton, a serious injuries  expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the young man had been travelling home on his moped when a car overtaking in the opposite direction encroached into...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Grandmother receives damages for perforated bowel]]></title>
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	A grandmother has been awarded £40,000 in damages in an out of court settlement after being left with permanent disabilities following a hysterectomy operation which caused a perforated bowel.

	Jacqui Hayat, a medical negligence  expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the woman in her 70s suffered a perforated bowel when she underwent an abdominal hysterectomy in 2008.

	&ldquo;My client was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for Kent man with permanent shoulder injury]]></title>
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	A Kent man, who had his building career ended after permanently injuring his shoulder in an accident at work, has received £14,500 in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Greaves, a workplace accident  specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client was working as a contract labourer helping to refurbish the outside of a house when the incident occurred.

	&ldquo;My...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plumber's mesothelioma case settled in just five months]]></title>
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	A plumber who developed the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma through work he did decades ago has received £115,000 in compensation - just five months after contacting lawyers.

	Susan Dawson, an industrial disease specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the settlement would allow the retired man and his wife of more than 50 years to concentrate on his treatment in the coming...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Faulty bike left man with severe facial injuries]]></title>
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	A Middlesex man who suffered severe facial injuries when the front end of the bike he was riding collapsed beneath him, has been awarded £57,500 in an out of court settlement.

	The man had been cycling with his girlfriend when the front wheel and suspension of his bike simply collapsed beneath him, sending him flying over the handlebars and leaving...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages settlement for mesothelioma victim's widow]]></title>
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	The widow of a London man who died from a fatal lung cancer after he was exposed to asbestos more than 30 years ago, has received £182,500 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client&rsquo;s late husband, who was in his 70s when he died, had been...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Care assistant receives damages after work injury ends career]]></title>
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	A health worker whose career was ended after she permanently injured her shoulder at work has received £110,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Arthur Keitch, an expert in workplace injuries  at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Kent woman in her 40s had been working at a residential care home for elderly people with dementia when the incident...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for cyclist severely injured in collision]]></title>
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	A South London cyclist who was left bed bound for five months after she collided with a car door has received £150,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Matthew Claxson, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP who for many years has represented injured cyclists, said his client had to take six months off work while she recovered from...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger receives compensation after collision with tree]]></title>
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	A young woman who had to be dragged from the wreckage after the car she was travelling in collided with a tree, has received more than £47,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	The woman in her 20s has been left with a permanent back injury after the driver lost control, hit a bank of mud and their...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation win for woman knocked unconscious after holiday slip]]></title>
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	A holidaymaker who was hospitalised after being knocked unconscious when she slipped on a wet hotel foyer floor has won £10,500 in compensation.

	The West Glamorgan woman in her forties - who was on a Thomson package holiday in the Dominican Republic with her family and friends - was left delirious and barely conscious following the incident.

	Katherine Allen, head...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for severely injured car passenger]]></title>
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	A North London man who suffered multiple severe injuries when the car he was a passenger in struck a line of parked vehicles has received £248,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Anya Rupal, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client, a 48-year-old former hod-carrier, was a front seat passenger when the driver lost...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Retired labourer develops fatal illness decades after asbestos exposure]]></title>
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	A retired Devon man who developed a deadly lung disease after he was exposed to asbestos in the 1950s has received more than £141,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is in his 70s, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in February 2011 after an onset...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Four-year-old dragged by van receives £100,000 damages]]></title>
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	A four-year-old boy who was left with serious injuries when he was knocked down on a pedestrian crossing has received £100,000 in compensation.

	The boy, who was being walked to school by his mother when the incident occurred, was left with one leg shorter than the other and a tyre mark ingrained in his skin, after a van hit him...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages victory for man injured in scooter collision]]></title>
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	A Haringey man who severely injured his back after a car knocked him off his scooter has received £30,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Tristan Alder, a specialist road accidents lawyer said: &ldquo;My client was on his way to work and was approaching a junction near to where he lives when a car which had just pulled...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Employee electrocuted at work receives settlement]]></title>
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	A 25-year-old East London man who was electrocuted at work has received £50,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Matthew Claxson, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client - who was studying accountancy part-time whilst working as a supermarket cashier - was standing behind a till scanning products for a customer when his screen...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger seriously injured in collision receives £1.6m damages]]></title>
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	A passenger who was left with a serious head injury when the car their friend was driving crashed into a street sign, has received more than £1.6m in damages.

	Gary Herbert, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that his client had been lucky to escape with their life following the incident.

	&ldquo;The driver lost control of the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist's bereaved family recover £550,000 in damages]]></title>
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	The family of a 30-year-old motorcyclist from Hampshire who tragically died after colliding with a van which then ran over his body, has recovered £550,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Godwin, an expert in fatal road collisions with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who was due to be married, was on his way to his...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elderly cyclist receives damages after being struck by car]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/elderly-cyclist-receives-damages-after-being-struck-by-car/</link>
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	An elderly cyclist who was struck by a car and knocked off his bike on a roundabout near his home has received £17,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Sayer, a road traffic collisions expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, a 67 year-old pensioner from Essex, was cycling around the roundabout when he was knocked...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:52:09 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young brain injury victim receives more than £5m compensation]]></title>
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	A 23-year-old man who was left in a coma for six weeks after the car he was a passenger in struck a parked vehicle has received £5.675m in damages.

	Victoria Gofton, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client was only a teenager when the car being driven by a friend was involved in the collision with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma case settles just months before electrician's death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/mesothelioma-case-settles-just-months-before-electrician-s-death/</link>
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	An electrician who was exposed to asbestos throughout his three decade career with a family firm received more than £200,000 in an out of court settlement just months before his death.

	Lesley Mynett, a specialist industrial disease lawyer with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man, who was in his 60s, developed mesothelioma after spending 28 years working for the same...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Skiing injury victim receives damages]]></title>
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	A holidaymaker who suffered serious injuries when another skier collided into him has received £20,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	The Hampshire man in his forties was on holiday in the French Alps with his wife and friends when a man ploughed into him from behind at considerable speed.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cyclist dragged under HGV receives substantial damages]]></title>
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	A woman who was left with a horrific leg injury when she was knocked from her bicycle by an articulated lorry has received more than £500,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The married woman suffered a &lsquo;de-gloving&rsquo; injury - where the skin is literally torn away from the flesh - to the entirety of her leg from her hip...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Permanently injured care-worker wins settlement]]></title>
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	A former care home worker who lost her job after permanently injuring her back has received more than £280,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Michael Latner, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors, said the Surrey woman, who is in her 50s, has been told there is a significant chance she may never recover from her injuries.

	&ldquo;My client...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:03:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Closure for man who lost wife and daughter in fatal accident]]></title>
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	A Cumbrian man who lost his wife and daughter when an intoxicated driver crashed into their car has succeeded in his pursuit of justice.

	Robert Graham, 62, was left devastated after the incident on 12 April 2008. Robert&#39;s wife Trish and daughter Kathryn were killed - together with Trish&#39;s sister and niece - when a young driver under the influence...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma victim's settlement success]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/mesothelioma-victim-s-settlement-success/</link>
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	An Essex man who developed a fatal lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos in the 1960s has finally received £160,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement following a number of court hearings in the High Court.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is now in his 70s, was diagnosed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win after slip at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-win-after-slip-at-work/</link>
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	A Middlesex man, who severely injured his wrist when he slipped at work, has received £40,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Richard Duxbury, an employers&rsquo; liability expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the textile factory worker had slipped on fluid that had leaked from a printing machine.

	&ldquo;My client fell backwards and landed awkwardly on his right wrist,&rdquo; said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:06:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages awarded after airline 'flat-bed' malfunctions]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-awarded-after-airline-flat-bed-malfunctions/</link>
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	A woman who was left with a permanent back injury after her British Airways &lsquo;flat-bed&rsquo; seat malfunctioned and sprung upwards into her back has been awarded over £44,000 in compensation.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client was a &lsquo;New Club World&rsquo; business class passenger on a flight returning from...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian with brain injury secures damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pedestrian-with-brain-injury-secures-damages/</link>
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	A pedestrian, who sustained a serious brain injury when she was knocked several feet into the air by a car, has received more than £100,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Mark Luxton, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client was struck by a car being driven in the bus lane of a busy...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for hit and run victim]]></title>
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	A hit and run victim, who suffered multiple fractures when she was struck while crossing a road, has received £50,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Matthew Claxson, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Essex woman was walking with her husband when she stopped to cross a road not far from their home.

	&ldquo;Whilst...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:07:26 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Care worker assaulted by resident receives damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/care-worker-assaulted-by-resident-receives-damages/</link>
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	A former care worker who was left traumatised after being attacked at work has been awarded more than £40,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Vijay Mehan, a serious injuries and employers&rsquo; liability expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is in her sixties, was working at a specialist care unit providing care for adults with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:07:49 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Electrician develops lung disease decades after asbestos exposure]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/electrician-develops-lung-disease-decades-after-asbestos-exposure/</link>
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	A Kent man who developed a lung disease after being exposed to asbestos more than 40 years ago, has received £75,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Greaves, an industrial disease expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client was diagnosed with extensive pleural plaques and asbestosis in 2007 after an onset of symptoms that included extreme...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:08:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elderly woman breaks hip and wrist in supermarket]]></title>
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	An elderly Northampton woman, who was injured when she was knocked to the floor in her local supermarket, has received £25,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Margaret Durbal, an occupiers&rsquo; liability specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client had just finished her shopping and was standing by the checkout when a member of staff who was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:09:28 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian struck by taxi receives £500,000]]></title>
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	A Southampton man, who suffered a head injury and needed a total hip and ankle replacement after being struck by a taxi, has received £500,000 in damages.

	Matthew Claxson, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP said: &ldquo;My client was returning home around 10:30pm from an evening out with his family. He was walking down an unlit side road...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner receives damages after being struck by car]]></title>
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	An elderly Watford woman, who was injured when she was struck by a car outside her local supermarket, has been awarded £26,500 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	The married pensioner was crossing empty disabled parking bays in the car park of her local supermarket when a car suddenly appeared from around a corner and entered the bays,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:11:22 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exposure to asbestos in 1970s leads to mesothelioma ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/exposure-to-asbestos-in-1970-s-leads-to-mesothelioma/</link>
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	The widow of a Buckinghamshire man who died from an incurable lung cancer caused by work he carried out more than thirty years ago, has received £165,000 in damages.

	The woman, in her seventies, took up the fight against her husband&rsquo;s former employers after he sadly succumbed to mesothelioma - a fatal asbestos-related lung disease - in April 2009, less...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for pedestrian left seriously injured after collision with car]]></title>
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	A pedestrian, who was left seriously injured when he was struck by a car whilst crossing a road, has received £70,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	The victim, a Surrey man in his 40s, had been waved across the road by a driver who had slowed down to allow him to cross. But as he was half...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:14:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£1.3m compensation for woman hit by biker while crossing road]]></title>
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		A 63-year-old mother who sustained a spinal cord injury when she was knocked down by a motorbike has received £1.3m in an out of court settlement.
	
		The woman, who worked as a dinner lady at a local school, was crossing the road as she made her way to work when she was hit by the speeding motorcycle. She suffered a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:15:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win after holiday bathroom slip]]></title>
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	A 32 year-old holidaymaker has received £7,500 in damages after he slipped on a wet bathroom floor and injured his face and mouth.

	Nicola Simpson, a holiday claims specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client and his wife were on a Thomson package holiday at the Hotel Club Candan in Marmaris, Turkey.

	"As they entered their hotel room for...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warehouseman injured after slipping on ice]]></title>
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	A Surrey man who was still unable to walk properly 18 months after injuring his foot when he slipped at work has received £64,500 in damages.

	John Reeder, a personal injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP said his client - who was working as a warehouseman for a food distribution company - landed awkwardly after slipping on a patch of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:15:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Car passenger suffers fractured neck in collision]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A man, who fractured his neck when the vehicle he was a passenger in collided with a stationary car, has received £50,000 in damages.

	The man, who was a front-seat passenger at the time of the collision, was taken by ambulance to hospital where he was x-rayed and told he had suffered a fractured neck. He was discharged three days...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:16:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bereaved mother receives damages after tragic loss of son]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman who tragically lost her 17 year-old son in a fatal road traffic accident over three years ago has received £26,500 damages in an out of court settlement.

	The teenage victim who was considered the &lsquo;man of the house&rsquo; following the sudden death of his father some years earlier assisted his mother day-to-day with general chores, basic DIY and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:17:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win for head-on collision]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A van driver who was seriously injured in a head-on collision has received £265,000 compensation in an out of court settlement.

	The married father-of-three suffered massive chest injuries when a car driving on the wrong side of the road collided with his van. The driver of the car was killed in the incident, and the van driver &ndash; who took...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:18:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driver paralysed after collision receives £1.25m compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/driver-paralysed-after-collision-receives-1.25m-compensation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A driver who was left paralysed from the waist down when his vehicle ran off the road and overturned has received £1.25m in an out of court settlement.

	The man, who was in his 50s, was driving an 8-tonne road-sweeper on his way to work along a busy A-road in the early morning, when he suddenly came upon a car...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:19:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for man knocked down by coach]]></title>
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	A father-of-one who was seriously injured when he was dragged under the wheels of a coach in South London has received £105,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	The Lambeth man was wheeling his bicycle across a side street when he was hit by a coach turning left that knocked him to the ground and ran over his...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:24:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma victim's widow in damages victory]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/mesothelioma-victim-s-widow-in-damages-victory/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The widow of a man who died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos throughout his career has received £198,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Lesley Mynett, an industrial disease expert with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client had spent much of his life working with or in the immediate vicinity of deadly asbestos, which had led to him...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:20:01 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£1.2m compensation award after failure to treat injury leads to amputation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-1.2m-compensation-award-after-failure-to-treat-injury-leads-to-amputation/</link>
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	A young Essex man, whose leg had to be amputated after doctors failed to notice how seriously he had been injured in a road accident, has received £1.2m in compensation.

	The man was just 18 when the car he was a passenger in left the road in Essex and collided with a tree more than three years ago. After firefighters...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:23:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win after scaffolding fall]]></title>
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	A 48 year-old man who suffered severe head injuries when he fell through a scaffolding platform, has received more than £130,000 in compensation.

	Katie Pendower, a serious injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client was working as an electrician on the construction of a new cinema complex when the accident occurred.

	&ldquo;My client was working at a height...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory at last for motorcycle collision victim]]></title>
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	A motorcyclist who suffered severe injuries after colliding with a car has received over £150,000 in compensation - more than four years after the incident.

	The 30-year-old Hampshire man had initially enlisted the help of another firm of solicitors, but after two years during which they failed to properly investigate his case, he approached Matthew Claxson, a serious injuries expert...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:28:03 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for man after HGV catches fire]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-man-after-hgv-catches-fire/</link>
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	An HGV driver who was badly burnt after the heated seat in his truck burst into flames has received £90,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Joanna Bailey, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the London based long distance lorry driver in his forties was delivering goods from his company&#39;s depot to a shopping centre...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:29:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stair fall holidaymaker wins damages claim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/stair-fall-holidaymaker-wins-damages-claim/</link>
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	An elderly lady who broke her ankle when she fell down the steps to her villa while on holiday has won a claim for compensation.

	The 75-year-old, who was staying in Majorca, was left with a black eye and also badly shaken following the incident.

	Nicola Simpson, a holiday accident specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, represented the woman.

	"The steps...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:01:28 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory 12 years after childhood injuries ]]></title>
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	A West Sussex man has received compensation in an out of court settlement - more than a decade after he suffered soft tissue injuries in a road collision.

	The victim was only nine years old when a car drove into the back of his mother&rsquo;s vehicle in May 1999, as they were waiting to drive onto a roundabout in Shoreham-on-Sea....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for family of asbestos widow]]></title>
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	The family of a widow who died more than fifty years after first being exposed to asbestos when washing her husband&#39;s work overalls, has received just under £100,000 in compensation.

	The woman, who was in her eighties, died from mesothelioma nearly two decades after her husband also succumbed to an asbestos-related lung disease.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease specialist with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:00:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist receives £3.35m in damages following collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/motorcyclist-receives-3.35m-in-damages-following-collision/</link>
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	A motorcyclist who sustained serious head and spinal injuries when he was hit by a lorry has received £3.35m in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	The man, who is in his 30s, also suffered a catalogue of other injuries including substantial damage to the chest and shoulders, internal bleeding and significant injuries to his legs when he was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:27:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory for widow of plasterer killed by asbestos exposure]]></title>
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	The widow of a plasterer who died after being exposed to asbestos at work has received £130,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The victim, who had been a plasterer since leaving school, developed the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma through his work with a local company. He launched a legal battle for compensation following his diagnosis in June 2009, but died...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:58:09 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£40,000 compensation awarded for fall at work]]></title>
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	A 45 year-old man who carried on working despite rupturing a tendon in his knee has been awarded £40,000 in compensation.

	John Reeder, a personal injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who was working as a maintenance operative, lost his balance and fell whilst walking down a set of steps made from scaffolding materials.

	"My client was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:57:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Food poisoning claim only admitted once expert lawyer on board]]></title>
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	A holidaymaker who contracted food poisoning whilst in Egypt has finally received compensation after he contacted a specialist holiday claims lawyer.

	The man had been on an all-inclusive package holiday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh when he became very ill in September 2008. He spent 18 months trying to secure compensation from the tour operator, but...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:56:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for pensioner left with brain injury after hit by bus]]></title>
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	A pensioner who sustained a serious brain injury when he was hit by a bus has received £100,000 in compensation.

	Martin James, a specialist in serious injuries arising from road collisions, said his elderly client was hit by a bus as he was crossing a road near to his home in the summer of 2008. "He was rushed to hospital...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:56:30 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fall in the road leads to fractured hip ]]></title>
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	A woman who fractured her hip after tripping over a poorly-maintained grate in the road has received £9,500 in an out of court settlement.

	The victim, who is in her 50s, had been walking to a nearby shop when her foot was caught on the sunken drainage grid in the middle of the road. Crispin Balmer, a personal injury specialist...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:54:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Worker receives compensation after barn fall accident]]></title>
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	A man who was left with a serious leg injury following an accident at work has received £120,000 in compensation.

	The victim, in his 40s, was part of team working on the dismantling of a barn before it could be relocated. He was only six weeks into his new job when the accident happened, leaving him with a permanent injury...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:54:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young woman permanently injured in collision receives damages]]></title>
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	A young woman left with a permanent back injury after the car she was travelling in was involved in a serious collision, has received £245,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The beautician, who was 18 at the time, was a front-seat passenger in her friend&#39;s Renault Mégane when the driver lost control of her vehicle and crossed the central...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:53:44 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for plumber exposed to asbestos]]></title>
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	A pensioner who developed cancer because he was exposed to asbestos during his work as a plumber in the 1950s has received £117,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The man, now in his 80s, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in June 2010, and immediately sought the advice of specialist industrial disease lawyer Simon Alexander, of Fentons Solicitors LLP.

	"My client...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:53:25 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation awarded after electric shock throws man across room]]></title>
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	A holidaymaker in his sixties, who injured his shoulder when he was thrown across his hotel room after receiving an electric shock, has received £4,000 in compensation.

	Nicola Simpson, a holiday claims specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client and his friend were on a Thomas Cook package holiday at the Acuario Sol Apartments in Lanzarote, Spain.

	"My client...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:52:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Substantial settlement for misdiagnosed spinal injury victim]]></title>
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	A man who broke his spine in three places in a road traffic collision has received more than £650,000 in damages, after doctors sent him home from hospital saying he was merely suffering with whiplash.

	The victim, who had pre-existing spinal cord injuries, had been airlifted to hospital after losing control of his vehicle and crashing on a slippery stretch...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:52:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of pensioner seriously injured by lorry receives damages]]></title>
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	The family of a pensioner who was left seriously injured after being knocked down whilst shopping has received £50,000 in compensation, just six months after she died.

	The victim, who was in her 80s, was crossing a road when a large lorry set off and ran her over, fracturing her arm and literally tearing the skin from both of her...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:51:44 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win after eye injury at work]]></title>
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	A former painter and decorator who was nearly blinded in one eye after an accident at work, has been awarded £100,000 in compensation.

	John Reeder, a personal injury expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "My client, who was carrying out decorating work at a department store in London at the time of the incident, had previously consulted three other firms...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:50:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brain injury victim receives second CICA payout]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/brain-injury-victim-receives-second-cica-payout/</link>
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	A man has been awarded a further £60,000 in damages from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) after his case was reopened following a deterioration in his medical symptoms.

	"My client was the innocent victim of a vicious and unprovoked assault," said Nick Godwin, a serious injury expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP. "He initially accepted £5,000 in compensation from the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:50:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Polish-speaking team helps injured man secure damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/polish-speaking-team-helps-injured-man-secure-damages/</link>
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	A Polish man who fractured his ankle when he stepped into an uncovered drainage gully was almost denied compensation because English wasn&#39;t his first language.

	The self-employed bricklayer was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident, but due to his poor English he had difficulty in explaining how he had sustained his injuries to the nurse who treated him....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:53:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow awarded more than £200,000 following fatal accident]]></title>
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	A widow whose husband was killed in a road accident has been awarded more than £200,000 in a compensation settlement.

	In January 2008, our client&#39;s husband was driving an articulated lorry on the M18 motorway, on his way to making a scheduled delivery to Scunthorpe.

	The defendant driver - who was travelling in a Ford Ranger car - began to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Breakdown technician injured in motorway collision awarded damages]]></title>
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	A breakdown technician who was injured when an articulated lorry ploughed into the back of his stationary van at the side of a motorway has been awarded £65,000 in compensation.

	The 40-year-old victim, who had been answering an early morning call-out shortly before 3am, had just finished replacing a lorry tyre on the hard shoulder of the M25 when the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:03:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Legal victory for asbestos victim's family ]]></title>
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	The family of a Suffolk war veteran, who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos whilst working as a prison guard, has been awarded a six figure sum in compensation.

	The man, who was in his 80s, was diagnosed with asbestos-related mesothelioma in November 2009. The former wireless operator and air gunner - who served throughout the Second World War...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:04:02 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory after crushed foot ends career]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-victory-after-crushed-foot-ends-career/</link>
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	A former telecoms engineer whose foot was crushed in an accident at work over eight years ago has been awarded £215,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Katie Pendower, a catastrophic injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors, said the man had endured years of significant pain as well as repeated surgical procedures after a 50kg roll of steel cable fell onto...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:04:26 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages awarded after slip at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-awarded-after-slip-at-work/</link>
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	A grandmother who worked as a Banqueting Manager for a golf club has been awarded £115,000 in an out of court settlement after slipping at work and injuring her back.

	Katie Pendower, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the claimant had slipped on a floor left soaking wet after being mopped without the use of a proper...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:04:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for pedestrian hit by lorry]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/settlement-victory-for-pedestrian-hit-by-lorry/</link>
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	A woman in her sixties has received over £550,000 in compensation after she was dragged for approximately fifty metres under the wheels of an articulated lorry.

	Katie Pendower, a catastrophic injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "My client was on her way to work just before 9pm on a busy late-night shopping night in central London. Worried she&#39;d be...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victim of dog attack receives compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/victim-of-dog-attack-receives-compensation/</link>
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	A teacher who was left traumatised following a vicious dog attack has received more than £17,000 in an out of court settlement. The woman, who was in her 20s at the time, was so affected by the incident that she is currently unable to return to her teaching job.

	Kamini Gandhi, who represented the victim, described how her client had...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:05:32 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sister of crash victim in damages victory]]></title>
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	The sister of a woman who was tragically killed in a road collision has received more than £100,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The victim was fatally injured when the car she was travelling in as a rear passenger was hit by another vehicle in the spring of 2008.

	"This tragic case was unusual in that we pursued a...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Driver awarded damages after whiplash injury]]></title>
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	A young mother-of-two whose career was ended after she suffered whiplash injuries has been awarded nearly £300,000 in compensation.

	The 39-year-old former Management Accountant was sat in traffic at a roundabout when she was struck from behind and shunted into the stationary car in front.

	Vijay Mehan, a road traffic accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "My client was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:06:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation awarded to mother and child of murder victim]]></title>
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	The mother and child of a 19-year-old woman murdered in front of her toddler have received more than £200,000 in damages from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).

	Martyn Hughes, who represented both the young victim&#39;s mother and child, said the claimants had been left devastated by the horrific murder.

	"This young woman was brutally killed in front of her...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:54:29 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages awarded in case repeatedly turned down by other solicitors]]></title>
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	An HGV driver who remained trapped and unconscious for over an hour after colliding with the back of another lorry, has received more then £320,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Godwin, a serious injuries specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man had been driving along an unlit section of the A14 at 50mph when the defendant without...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:07:39 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages victory for driver injured in holiday fall]]></title>
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	A man who was unable to work for weeks after breaking his arm on holiday has received £8,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The self-employed executive hire driver had been holidaying in the Greek resort of Lakitira, on the island of Kos, in the late summer of 2008. Nicola Simpson, a holiday accident specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:08:09 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£2.75m settlement for brain injury victim]]></title>
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	A young woman who was left with significant brain injuries after being hit by a van has been awarded £2.75m in an out of court settlement.

	The multi-lingual, well-travelled and highly intelligent young woman had been out with friends when the incident occurred in London in 2006. Katie Pendower, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, represented the victim.

	"As my...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:08:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages victory after "defective" turf caused footballer's injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-victory-after-defective-turf-caused-footballer-s-injury/</link>
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	A man who broke his leg while playing football on a defective indoor pitch has received £18,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The man suffered multiple fractures to his lower leg when the studs of his moulded football boots became stuck in the raised and defective playing surface.

	Tulser Goodwin, a personal injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:49:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation awarded after crushed wrist ends career]]></title>
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	A labourer who has been left unable to work after his wrist was crushed by a large piece of falling metal has received £367,500 in compensation.

	Vijay Mehan, a work accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "My client received a terrible injury whilst carrying out unsafe work he had not been trained for, the nature of which means his...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:23:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Worker awarded damages after fall leaves him deaf in one ear]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/worker-awarded-damages-after-fall-leaves-him-deaf-in-one-ear/</link>
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	A young man left deaf in one ear after falling from a roof while at work, has received £100,000 in compensation.

	The marine safety engineer was left seriously inured after the fall in 2007. Martin James, a personal injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that on the day of the incident his client had been required to climb up...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:24:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£55,000 compensation awarded for fall at work]]></title>
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	A 65 year-old Cornish man who sustained serious injuries including a ruptured spleen when he fell backwards through a ceiling hatch, has been awarded more than £50,000 in compensation.

	Vijay Mehan, a work accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client - who worked in a fish and chip shop - was putting stock into an overhead storage room...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:24:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory at last for family of asbestos victim]]></title>
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	The family of a builder who died after developing mesothelioma through his work has received £125,000 in compensation.

	Lesley Mynett, an industrial disease specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that the man, who died in October 2007 aged 66, had been fit and healthy until the asbestos he had been exposed to during his building work led to him developing...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:25:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation award for slipping victim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-award-for-slipping-victim/</link>
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	A 27 year-old woman whose dreams of becoming a nurse were shattered when she slipped at work and injured her back has received £85,000 in damages.

	Lisa Fountain, an employer&#39;s liability specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said: "My client&#39;s injury has had a huge impact on her life, not only has it ended her prospects of pursuing a career in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian recovers substantial award]]></title>
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	A Good Samaritan who sustained severe injuries - including the loss of four toes - after being run over by an articulated lorry, has received £1m in damages.

	The 41 year-old man, whose career was ended as a result of his injuries, had pulled over to assist a fellow motorist who was blocking traffic after breaking down. Whilst helping to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:26:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Worker receives damages after falling through roof]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/worker-receives-damages-after-falling-through-roof/</link>
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	A 28 year-old man whose career was ended when he suffered serious injuries after falling through a roof, has received more than £200,000 in compensation.

	Shebby Bakar, a work accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the young father had plunged 20 feet onto a concrete floor, with his right elbow taking the full brunt of the impact.

	"My client...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:26:34 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger injured after driver falls asleep at the wheel]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/passenger-injured-after-driver-falls-asleep-at-the-wheel/</link>
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	A 19-year-old man who sustained multiple injuries when the car he was a passenger in crashed into the central reservation of the M4 after the driver fell asleep, has been awarded £500,000 in compensation.

	Vijay Mehan, a road traffic accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client was extremely lucky to have survived the crash which could so easily...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:26:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Substantial settlement for brain injury victim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/substantial-settlement-for-brain-injury-victim/</link>
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	A man who suffered a life-changing brain injury when he was involved in a collision with a lorry has received £700,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The electronic engineer, who was in his 20s, was unable to remember the circumstances that led up to the incident in 2003. Following the collision with the lorry - which was being driven...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:27:28 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win for disabled bus passenger]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-win-for-disabled-bus-passenger/</link>
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	A severely disabled man has been awarded £10,000 in compensation after striking his head aboard a bus being driven erratically.

	The man, who is in his forties and has pre-existing brain-injuries, had boarded a bus in London at the time of the incident. He intended to reverse his wheelchair into the disabled space allocated to wheelchair-users, but found it occupied...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:27:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation win for anaesthetic awareness victim ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-win-for-anaesthetic-awareness-victim/</link>
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	A young woman who was conscious while she should have been under general anaesthetic during an operation has received a gross sum of £500,000 in compensation.

	Victoria Gofton, a clinical negligence specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP said: "This was a very sad and complicated case that robbed a young woman of her career, fitness and independence."

	The woman discovered a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:28:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian hit by car loses job after being seriously injured]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pedestrian-hit-by-car-loses-job-after-being-seriously-injured/</link>
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	A man who lost his job after he was seriously injured when he was hit by a car has received more then £140,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Joanna Bailey, a road collision injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the victim had sustained the injuries when he was knocked over while crossing a road near his...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:28:49 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£1.35m settlement for accident victim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-1.35m-settlement-for-accident-victim/</link>
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	A man who suffered severe head and spinal injuries when he was knocked from his motorcycle has received £1.35m in an out of court settlement.

	The Fentons client was on his way to work when a vehicle suddenly turned directly across his path as it made its way into a building site entrance.

	Stephen Hill, a serious injury specialist with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:29:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma victim's widow succeeds in fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/mesothelioma-victim-s-widow-succeeds-in-fight-for-justice/</link>
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	A widow has received more than £90,000 in an out of court settlement after her husband succumbed to a cancer caused by work he did more than four decades ago.

	The woman approached Fentons Solicitors LLP after her husband died from mesothelioma, a painful cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, in June 2008.

	Lesley Mynett, an industrial disease specialist with...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:29:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcycle collision victim wins damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/motorcycle-collision-victim-wins-damages/</link>
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	A fifty year old man who was knocked over whilst out walking his dog has been awarded £60,000 in compensation.

	The victim and his dog were three-quarters of the way across a road - some two-hundred metres from the home the man shared with his wife - when a motorcyclist rode into them, killing the dog and causing the man...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:30:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation win for young woman saved by her seatbelt]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-win-for-young-woman-saved-by-her-seatbelt/</link>
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	The importance of wearing a seatbelt has been highlighted again after a young woman involved in a road traffic collision escaped with serious injuries to her leg.

	Katie Pendower, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the woman sustained three fractures to her right femur, a fractured hip and a broken pelvis. "My client was very fortunate not to have...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:30:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist left paralysed in collision receives £1.5m damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/motorcyclist-left-paralysed-in-collision-receives-1.5m-damages/</link>
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	A man who was left paralysed form the waist down after being knocked from his motorcycle has received £1.5m in an out of court settlement.

	The man, who was in his 40s, suffered a serious spinal injury in the incident, which happened as he made his way to a job interview in London in 2005. Following a lengthy legal battle,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:31:01 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deadly fibres cause cancer in former Leyland apprentice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/deadly-fibres-cause-cancer-in-former-leyland-apprentice/</link>
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	A pensioner has received more than £160,000 in compensation after developing an asbestos-related cancer because of work he did as an apprentice.

	During the 1950s, the man - now in his 70s - worked as an engineer with Leyland Motors in Preston. More than five decades later, the asbestos severely affected his health and led to him developing mesothelioma.

	Susan...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:29:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for cancer victim after delayed diagnosis]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/settlement-victory-for-cancer-victim-after-delayed-diagnosis/</link>
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	A young woman has settled her claim for compensation after doctors failed to diagnose her with cancer for almost a year.

	The woman - who was in her thirties - received £49,000 in an out of court settlement after four doctors at the same medical practice missed "clear signs" she was suffering from cervical cancer. The late diagnosis allowed the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:29:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman injured by falling luggage receives damages payout]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/woman-injured-by-falling-luggage-receives-damages-payout/</link>
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	An airline passenger who was hit in the face by a bottle of whiskey which fell from an overhead luggage compartment has received compensation totalling £10,000.

	The woman suffered cuts and bruises to her face as well as serious damage to her teeth in the incident, which occurred as she was returning home from a family holiday to Dubai.

	"I...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:32:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win for motorcyclist who lost leg in collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-win-for-motorcyclist-who-lost-leg-in-collision/</link>
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	A motorcyclist who lost his right leg after a devastating collision with a car has received damages of £640,000 following a legal battle which lasted almost four years.

	The 42-year-old man suffered catastrophic injuries when a Ford Fiesta car pulled out in front of him as was riding his Honda motorcycle in the summer of 2006. He was rushed to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:33:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Building fall roofer receives damages payout]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/building-fall-roofer-receives-damages-payout/</link>
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	A roofer who was seriously injured when he fell from a building has received a substantial damages payout in an out of court settlement.

	The self-employed man, who was in his 50s at the time of the accident, sustained a catalogue of injuries including four fractured ribs, a damaged pelvis and a shattered right eye socket which needed two operations...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:34:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian hit by car wins compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pedestrian-hit-by-car-wins-compensation/</link>
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	A man who sustained serious injuries when he was hit by a car has settled his compensation claim for £174,000.

	Suzanne Whitehouse, a road collision injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client had been lucky to survive the injuries he sustained when he was knocked over while crossing a road near his home in October 2006.

	"He doesn&#...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:34:32 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drink drive victim receives damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/drink-drive-victim-receives-damages/</link>
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	A legal expert specialising in road accident injuries has urged motorists to stay away from the wheel if they have been drinking.

	Mark Hatzer, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, made the plea after one of his clients was left seriously injured when he was knocked down by a drunk driver.

	Mark said his client was just 18 when he...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:34:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages payout for engineer who developed mesothelioma]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-payout-for-engineer-who-developed-mesothelioma/</link>
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	A former engineer who developed mesothelioma more than fifty years after he was first exposed to asbestos, has received £113,000 compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Industrial disease specialist Lesley Mynett said the pensioner, who began working in a local forge when he was just 15, developed the painful cancer because of exposure to high levels of asbestos during...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:35:29 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Steeplejack awarded damages after falling through hidden hole]]></title>
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	A steeplejack who sustained a catalogue of injuries when he fell through a hole in the floor of a building site has received more than £140,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Fentons Solicitors partner Joanna Bailey represented the man, who was working at a building site in 2006 when the incident occurred.

	"My client was installing lightning-protection equipment on...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:48:44 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victim of gall bladder surgery error receives damages]]></title>
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	A woman whose routine operation left her requiring life-threatening surgery to repair internal damage has received £40,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Mark Hatzer, a clinical negligence specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, represented the middle-aged woman, known as Mrs T. She attended hospital to have painful gall stones removed in 2008, but following the supposedly routine surgery it soon...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:49:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory 30 years after asbestos exposure]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-victory-30-years-after-asbestos-exposure/</link>
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	A man who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos as a teenaged apprentice has received £350,000 compensation in an out of court settlement. His prolonged exposure to the deadly dust and fibres in his youth led to him developing mesothelioma more than three decades later.

	"My client took an apprenticeship with British Rail-Sealink in 1976, after completing an engineering...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:50:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman hit by drunk driver settles £1m injury claim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/woman-hit-by-drunk-driver-settles-1m-injury-claim/</link>
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	A woman who suffered injuries to her spine, arms and legs when she was knocked down by a drunk driver, has settled her claim out of court for a gross sum of more than £1 million.

	The woman, who developed cerebral palsy in her childhood, was hit by the car while crossing a road close to her home as she...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:54:54 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Head injury victim receives £2.5m compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/head-injury-victim-receives-2.5m-compensation/</link>
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	A mother-of-three who suffered horrific head injuries in a car crash has settled her claim for compensation for more than £2.5 million.

	Deborah Johnson, partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP, negotiated the settlement on behalf of the client.

	"This was a particularly traumatic case, as the injuries our client sustained left her almost unable to look after herself, let alone look...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:55:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dockworker's widow wins husband's fight for justice]]></title>
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	A widow who continued her husband&#39;s fight for justice following his death has been awarded more than £100,000 in compensation.

	The woman&#39;s husband died in the summer of 2008, aged 68. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer, which he believed was caused by being exposed to asbestos when he was working in the dockyards in Chatham, Kent, for the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:57:49 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Client awarded more than £150,000 compensation after fatal accident]]></title>
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	A Fentons client agreed a £157,000 settlement following an accident which claimed the life of his son, and left him with a catalogue of injuries.

	On 14 January 2005, the client was driving to work with his son, who worked alongside him. The defendant&#39;s driver parked his truck in the inside lane of a dual carriageway, on a bend through...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Complex Regional Pain Syndrome sufferer receives £150,000 settlement]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-sufferer-receives-150-000-settlement/</link>
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	A woman who was left with a rare and painful condition following an &#39;innocuous&#39; accident at work has received £150,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Bob Miller, a personal injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors, said that although the victim&#39;s initial injury appeared relatively minor, she went on to develop Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a condition which leaves the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:59:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for holiday car accident victim]]></title>
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	A young woman who suffered a fractured vertebra during a road accident while holidaying in Spain has received £40,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The 26-year-old office worker had been holidaying in Motril on the Spanish Costa Tropical, when she was involved in the collision. She was the passenger in a hire car which collided with another vehicle on...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:59:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Substantial damages for head injury victim]]></title>
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	An elderly woman who sustained serious head and brain injuries when she was knocked over while crossing a road, has received £287,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The victim was walking across the road near her home when she was struck by a car one evening in December 2005.

	The woman, who was in her mid-sixties at the time,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:00:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Claim success after holiday fall leaves lasting damage]]></title>
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	A holidaymaker who fell on the first day of her vacation has been awarded £42,000 in damages after she suffered a permanent injury to her arm.

	The hospital cleaner, who was in her late 50s at the time of the accident, had only just arrived at the Arizona Apartment building in Gran Canaria when disaster struck in February 2006.

	"My...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:00:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scaffolder injured at work secures £150,000 compensation]]></title>
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	A scaffolder who was badly injured when he was hit by falling debris on a building site has received £150,000 in compensation.

	The 42-year-old had been working on a seven-storey high building which had holes through every floor to allow workers to dispose of rubbish.
	
	Jonathan Sewell, a work accident specialist with Fentons Solicitors, represented the scaffolder. "In the course...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:01:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Holiday foot injury much worse than first thought]]></title>
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	A holidaymaker who seriously injured her foot the day before flying home has received more than £12,000 in compensation.

	The 61-year-old hairdresser had been staying at the Sheraton Village Resort in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with her husband. "The resort restaurant was divided into two areas with a buffet table in each," she said. "The first of these areas was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:01:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation win after career ended by car crash]]></title>
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	A therapist whose career was ended following a car crash has received more than £200,000 in compensation.

	The woman, in her 50s, was involved in a road traffic collision in 2005 which left her with such serious injuries that she was unable to continue working.

	Rose Gibson, a partner and road accident specialist with Fentons Solicitors, represented the woman. "My...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:02:06 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Severe foot injury results in £58,000 compensation]]></title>
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	A woman whose foot was severely injured when a radiator fell from the wall of her rented London home has been awarded £58,000 in damages.

	Karen Beck, a personal injury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, represented the injured woman. "The injury occurred when a large double radiator in the living room of the property fell from the wall and landed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:55:06 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory for pensioner after cotton dust causes lung disease]]></title>
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	A pensioner from Oldham has been awarded more than £50,000 after a lifetime working in cotton mills left him with a devastating lung disease.

	John Barnes, 72, spent fifty years operating, repairing and carrying out maintenance on machinery in cotton mills, unaware that the dust he was breathing in every day would lead to a condition known as byssinosis.

	"I&#...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:03:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Inquests held following fatal collision on the A595 at Moota]]></title>
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	In support for Cumbria Police Anti Drink-Drive Campaign we draw attention to the following press release:

	Solicitors Polly Fletcher & Martin James provided representation for the Graham and Kennedy families.

	Inquests held following fatal collision on the A595 at Moota

	Inquests were held today into the deaths of five people involved in a road traffic collision on the A595 at...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for young woman injured in street race]]></title>
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	A young woman who accepted a lift from a friend and found herself involved in a terrifying street race, has received £50,000 compensation after she was seriously injured in the accident that followed.

	The 23-year-old had been enjoying a night out when she decided she would head to see her boyfriend, and innocently accepted the offer of a lift from...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:03:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hit and run victim wins damages victory]]></title>
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	The victim of a hit and run who was left lying in the middle of a busy main road has finally won his two-year fight for justice.

	Alan Morris, 62, was knocked from his bicycle in Ashton-under-Lyne as he rode to work on the morning of 23 April, 2007. Now, after a 30 month legal battle, he has been awarded...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:04:34 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£110,000 award for pensioner after asbestos led to mesothelioma]]></title>
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	A pensioner from Ilford has received more than £110,000 in compensation after developing a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos at work.

	Bert Scammell, 79, was shocked when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma earlier this year, as he had previously enjoyed a fit and healthy life.

	"It was in the summer of 2008 when I began to feel breathless and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:05:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ceiling fan fell on sleeping holidaymaker as she lay in bed]]></title>
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	A woman injured when a ceiling fan fell on her as she slept in her hotel bedroom, has won her claim for damages.

	The incident occurred while the 30-year-old was holidaying with her partner in the Dominican Republic. Nicola Simpson, a holiday accident specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the case was a clear example of travel operator liability.

	"My...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:05:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Car passenger receives £600,000 after serious head injury]]></title>
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	A man who suffered serious head injuries when the car in which he was a passenger was involved in a collision with a lorry, has been awarded £600,000 in damages.

	Fentons Solicitors associate Joanna Bailey, who represented the man, said his injuries - both physical and psychological - would unfortunately affect him for the rest of his life.

	"The consequences...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:06:14 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Holiday claim specialist uses foreign expertise to win fall claim]]></title>
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	A holiday accident specialist used her understanding of Greek law requirements and team of expert contacts to help secure £6,000 in compensation for a client who fell down a set of hotel steps.

	Nicola Simpson, of Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client had been holidaying on the Greek isle of Zante, when she had fallen down steps because collected water...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:06:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory for family in asbestos compensation battle]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/victory-for-family-in-asbestos-compensation-battle/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The family of a man who died from asbestos-related cancer has won a £122,500 settlement, just weeks after he succumbed to his illness.

	Our client was diagnosed with mesothelioma in December 2008, and he immediately realised it had been caused by his exposure to killer asbestos through his work. Although he began the process of claiming compensation, he died less...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:07:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA['Good Samaritan' awarded £250,000 after injury ends his career]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-good-samaritan-awarded-250-000-after-injury-ends-his-career/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An off-duty soldier who intervened when a fight broke out in a pub, had his career ended when he sustained serious head injuries.

	The soldier was watching one of England&#39;s football matches during the 2006 World Cup, when a disturbance broke out. He went over to try to calm the situation down, but became caught up in the disturbance and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:02:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Worker awarded compensation following back injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/worker-awarded-compensation-following-back-injury/</link>
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	A young man who suffered a severe back injury while at work has settled a claim against his employer for more than £35,000.

	The 26-year-old suffered severe back pain within hours of lifting a heavy wheel and tyre during his work in October, 2004. A five-year legal battle followed, but Matthew Corby, the personal injury specialist who handled the case,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:39:06 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages victory for boy whose father was killed in collision]]></title>
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	A boy whose father was killed in a road accident has been awarded £180,000 damages for his loss.

	The father of the young boy - who cannot be named for legal reasons - sustained a fatal head injury when the car in which he was a passenger, crashed.

	"Any case where a child loses a parent in this way is...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:38:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Substantial damages win for woman after holiday resort injury]]></title>
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	A woman has been awarded more than £40,000 in damages after a badly-designed car park caused her to fall, severely injuring her arm.

	The holidaymaker, who was staying at a hotel in San Parc, Menorca when the accident happened, is still suffering pain from her injuries more than six years after the incident.

	"This was a particularly nasty injury," said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:32:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner wins compensation after asbestos exposure led to mesothelioma]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pensioner-wins-compensation-after-asbestos-exposure-led-to-mesothelioma/</link>
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	A pensioner from Barking has received £140,000 in compensation after developing a cancer caused by work he did almost half a century ago - for just six weeks.

	It was only last year when the 69-year-old learned he was suffering from mesothelioma, a painful form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

	"I was having some chest problems," said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:33:03 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman wins claim after uninsured driver knocked her over]]></title>
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	A woman who was knocked over by an uninsured driver has been awarded almost £50,000 in compensation.

	The Fentons client was crossing the Doncaster Road in South Yorkshire on the evening of 5 December 2006, when she was struck by a white Renault Mégane.

	Michael Durban, who represented the 49-year-old, said the accident happened at around 5.15 pm. "Although it...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:33:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma compensation victory for delivery driver]]></title>
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	A delivery driver represented by Fentons Solicitors has settled his compensation claim for £110,000, after being exposed to asbestos in the course of his work led to him developing mesothelioma.

	In November 2008, the client was diagnosed with the painful cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Lesley Mynett, an industrial disease specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP took on the case....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:36:28 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Complex case ends with £115,000 settlement for accident victim]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A complex legal battle resulted in a victory for our client, who agreed a £115,783 settlement in June 2009.

	Our client was employed as a driver delivering car parts in her local area. In August 2005, our client was making a delivery at the defendant&#39;s premises. As she walked across the forecourt of the premises, she tripped on the uneven,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:35:46 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win for man whose airline food left a bad taste in his mouth]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-win-for-man-whose-airline-food-left-a-bad-taste-in-his-mouth/</link>
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	An airline passenger who damaged two teeth when he was eating a salad has successfully won his claim for damages.

	The businessman, in his mid-50s, was a frequent traveller and spent several months of the year out of the country. On a flight from Manchester to Dubai, he was served a Salmon salad which contained a nasty surprise.

	"As he...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:35:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Son awarded £100,000 damages after father killed in accident]]></title>
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	A young Fentons client has been awarded £100,000 in compensation following the tragic death of his father in a car accident.

	On 13 August 2005, our client&#39;s father was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by another man. The driver lost control of the vehicle at high speed and collided with another vehicle. He had been travelling at a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:34:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman injured in faulty footpath fall awarded £6,000]]></title>
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	A holidaymaker left with a severely damaged knee after she tripped on a faulty footpath has been awarded £6,000 in damages.

	The woman, in her mid-50s, was holidaying at a resort in the Dominican Republic when the incident occurred.

	Nicola Simpson, a holiday accident specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the woman&#39;s knee suffered such damage in the fall that...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:34:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow's appeal for help in fight for justice]]></title>
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	The widow of a Wednesbury man who died from asbestos-related cancer is appealing to her husband&#39;s former colleagues to help in her fight for justice.

	Robert William John Taylor, 77, of Westbury Road, died in November last year from mesothelioma, a painful cancer which is caused by exposure to asbestos. From the 1940s through to the 1960s, Mr Taylor -...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:34:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£100k settlement for car accident victim]]></title>
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	A young woman who was badly injured when the car her mother was driving crashed in rainy weather, has secured more than £100,000 in compensation.

	On 30 April 2004, the 21-year-old Fentons client was sitting in the front passenger seat of her mum&#39;s vehicle with her seatbelt buckled. They were travelling along the A470 from Brecon to Builth Wells in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:32:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£160,000 compensation victory after horror car accident]]></title>
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	A 78-year-old client has won her battle for compensation, agreeing a settlement of £160,000 following a horrific car accident.

	At approximately 11.30am on 4 January 2008, our client was travelling in the front passenger seat of a vehicle which the defendant was driving. The defendant&#39;s vehicle was travelling along Repton Road, Orpington, driving up a hill, when the vehicle travelling...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:32:03 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman hit by car awarded £95,000]]></title>
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	A Fentons client left with horrific injuries when she was hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing has been awarded £95,000 in compensation.

	Our client was struck by the car whilst using the crossing in February 2006. She was taken to hospital where she remained for several weeks. She received treatment and underwent a number of operations for a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:29:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £70,000 after accident at work]]></title>
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	Mr Robb, who was employed by Albion Water Heaters Limited was attempting to operate a milling machine. When Mr Robb turned this on it did not start as expected. As he was about to re-attempt the start up procedure the machine suddenly started and trapped his hand causing injury.

	Mr Robb sustained a Galliazi fracture dislocation of his left wrist....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:29:30 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asbestos Victim's search for witnesses]]></title>
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	A former delivery driver, now aged 62, was exposed to asbestos dust and fibres and has, consequently, been diagnosed with the fatal asbestos related condition, mesothelioma.

	Our client who resides in the Bedfordshire area was exposed to asbestos at the Atlas Cement Company Ltd, Whaddon Road, Meldreth, Hertfordshire, between 1971 and 1974. This site was also known as the Atlas...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:29:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£130,000 Mesothelioma claim award for Fentons client]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors won £130,000 for James McGovern who developed Mesothelioma aged 73 as a result of exposure to asbestos.

	Mr McGovern was exposed to asbestos when employed as a labourer for John Mowlem in the early 1970s. He worked on the re-construction of King William Street Bridge, London and was required to strip out the old asbestos corrugated roof sheets...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:28:42 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £22,750 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-awarded-22-750-from-the-criminal-injuries-compensation-authority/</link>
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	Keith Samuel v Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Appeal Hearing 13/1/09

	Mr Samuel was attacked and stabbed in the torso. He sustained two stab wounds in the upper left quadrant of the torso. He required a laparotomy in which some minor bleeding from the spleen and short gastrics was repaired. The omentum was also repaired in theatre and was partially excised....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:55:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client receives £267,000 after serious accident at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-receives-267-000-after-serious-accident-at-work/</link>
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	Smart -v- Paul Sly Trading As Barber Brothers

	Multiple rib fractures, bilateral pulmonary contusions, pleural effusions and adjustment disorder - £267,000.00.

	Mr Smart was injured at work whilst trying to make safe some fire extinguishers before disposal. One of the extinguishers exploded and struck Mr Smart in the chest knocking him to the ground and rendering him unconscious. The accident...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:28:09 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Runaway Argos tricycle]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors have been instructed on a case involving a young child who was injured as a result of a faulty design mechanism in the handle of a tricycle.

	The pin that held the handle together was too short to keep the handlebars in place. As the child was using the tricycle the handlebars completely came away. Without any way...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:55:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £45,000 after serious accident at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-awarded-45-000-after-serious-accident-at-work/</link>
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	Drammeh v The Noodlebar 2008

	Serious Burns - £45,000

	Miss Drammeh, 21, was working as a waitress in the Defendant&#39;s restaurant. As part of her duties she was required to carry out some cleaning and restocking in the bar area. The Defendants standard practice was that water from the boiler was to be used for general cleaning. The bowl provided...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:26:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £105,000 after accident on a portable dance floor]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-awarded-105-000-after-accident-on-a-portable-dance-floor/</link>
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	Fentons client, Mrs M aged 58 at t.he date of the accident was injured whilst attending a party at the Defendant&#39;s premises in February 2006

	Whilst dancing on a portable dance floor, she caught her heel in between 2 panels that had become separated from one another. As a result she fell and landed heavily onto her right hand sustaining...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:56:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Spinal injury victim receives £250,000 award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/spinal-injury-victim-receives-250-000-award/</link>
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	Rutherford V Glenhurst (N.E.) Limited 2008

	Mr Rutherford was working as a roofer on a one floor extension to a private residence. The walls to the extension had been completed and Mr Rutherford was not provided with any scaffolding to assist him on the roof, he was just given just a trestle. As a result he had to clamber up...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:00:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £100,000 for vibration white finger]]></title>
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	Fentons Solicitors LLP has just won £100,000 for Richard Adams who was employed in the RAF until he started to feel the symptoms of vibration white finger.

	He worked as an air frame fitter for 18 years. Throughout his employment he was exposed to persistent and excessive levels of vibration from machinery such as air ratchets, rivet hammers, air drills,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:24:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client injured in motorbike accident awarded £135,000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-injured-in-motorbike-accident-awarded-135-000/</link>
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	Barry v Kerrigan, Cox & Motor Insurers Bureau July 2008 

	Settlement: £135,000 for fractured leg and crushed lung plus the costs of vocational rehabilitation to aid Mr Barry in gaining a new career.

	Fentons client Mr Barry was just 17 at the time of the accident. He was a pillion passenger on a motorbike involved in a collision with a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:21:48 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client wins award for brain injury claim ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-wins-award-for-brain-injury-claim/</link>
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	Gibson &ndash;v-Langham Lifts Ltd (2002)

	Very Mild Brain damage- £150,000 ( split liability case)

	Settlement time: just over two years from date of accident.

	Captain Gibson was crossing the road when he was hit by the Defendants driver. After some negotiations, liability was agreed on a 75/25 basis in Captain Gibson&rsquo;s favour due to witness evidence confirming that he should...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:51:03 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £47,000 after accident at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-awarded-47-000-after-accident-at-work/</link>
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	Wolley v Safestore Holdings Ltd

	Settlement: £47,000 plus legal costs

	Fentons client, Mr K Woolley aged 62 years at the date of the accident was injured whilst trying to access his place of work. The entrance to his offices were obstructed by debris and he was forced to stand on a wet cardboard box. Mr Woolley slipped and fell to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:21:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ear surgery after negligent piercing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/ear-surgery-after-negligent-piercing/</link>
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	For many years the risk of high ear piercing and cartilaginous injury to the ear has been reported in the press. Unfortunately this still remains an unknown risk to many young persons entering a piercing salon.

	Fentons were asked to assist a client who was approaching his 18th birthday at the time of the incident. He had attended a salon...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:56:49 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £1.1 million after amputation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-awarded-1.1-million-after-amputation/</link>
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	Morris v Thames (Roofing & Building Supplies) Ltd 2007

	Above knee amputation - £1.1 million

	Mr Morris was working as a roofer collecting tiles from a builders yard when he was crushed against his van by a fork lift truck causing an above knee amputation. The accident occurred in 2005 and Fentons with the assistance of a leading QC settled...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:50:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £766,000 after below the knee amputation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-awarded-766-000-after-below-the-knee-amputation/</link>
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	Holden-v-Laycast Ltd (2008) 

	Below Knee amputation- £766,000

	Mr Holden was working in a steel foundry, when his toe was crushed by a machine due to the failure of his employers to use guards on the machine. Mr Holden spent a year trying to save his foot and had multiple operations and amputations resulting in a below knee amputation in 2007....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:20:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Award against care home]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/award-against-care-home/</link>
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	A resident of a local authority run care home sustained severe frostbite to his feet after being allowed to leave the premises undetected due to external doors to the home being left unlocked.

	Mr Swan, aged 38 at the date of the accident was a resident at Park Villa Residential Care Home in Aveley, Essex. Mr Swan suffers from Autism,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:15:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£425,000 after uninsured driver causes serious injuries to Fentons client]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-425-000-after-uninsured-driver-causes-serious-injuries-to-fentons-client/</link>
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	Keam v The Motor Insurers Bureau 2008

	Settlement: £425,000 plus legal costs from uninsured driver.

	Fentons client, John Keam, had just taken a years&#39; leave from work to travel round Europe when his plans were abruptly halted by an uninsured driver who drove head on into his car. He suffered multiple orthopaedic injuries including a shattered right knee. Despite numerous...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:48:30 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Child suffers extensive injuries when run over by bus]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/child-suffers-extensive-injuries-when-run-over-by-bus/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A girl aged 14 at the time of the incident, sustained horrific injuries when she was run over by a bus outside Brentford Library on the 6th May 2006.

	As the young girl attempted to board the bus, the bus driver closed the front doors and drove off and the girl was caught on the side of the bus as...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:48:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for bus crush teen]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-for-bus-crush-teen/</link>
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	A Brentford teenager who suffered extensive injuries when she was run over by a bus has won compensation totalling five figures from the bus company two years after the incident.

	Dolly Hughes, 15, was knocked over by the bus outside Brentford library, near her house, on May 6, 2006, after the driver closed the doors and started to drive off....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:59:49 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lung cancer sufferer receives interim award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/lung-cancer-sufferer-receives-interim-award/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Dominic Graham, a solicitor at Fentons Solicitors LLP, has secured an interim payment for a 69-year-old man, from Rochester in Kent, in the sum of £50,000 from the Ministry of Defence this week following their admission that they breached their duty of care towards him when he worked as a Boilermaker for more than 30 years at their dockyard in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:18:28 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client receives £1/2 million award for shattered knee ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-receives-1/2-million-award-for-shattered-knee/</link>
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	Ross v Scurr & others Central London County Court 2008 

	Ms Ross was walking her dogs on a park when another dog suddenly ran into her, knocking her from her feet. The dogs owner had allowed the animal out unattended and was not supervising the dog at the time.

	She suffered a shattered left knee and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:48:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Accident at work causes serious injury ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/accident-at-work-causes-serious-injury/</link>
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	Case Report - Eleanor Jeffries V Initial City Link Limited 

	The claimant was injured during the course of her employment with the Defendants Initial City Link Ltd on the 23 June 2005.

	The claimant was employed as an HGV 2 Driver and slipped on oil, which had been left on the floor.

	Liability was conceded at an early stage and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:17:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons instructed following taxi office explosion]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-instructed-following-taxi-office-explosion/</link>
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	Fentons have been instructed by the bereaved husband of Ann Mawer who was killed in the fire that followed an explosion on Christmas Eve in the taxi office where she worked. The building that Fred&#39;s Taxis in Immingham Lincoln operated from was wrecked in the powerful blast.

	The blast also claimed the life of another employee and left the owner...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:16:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons assist client after poor work equipment causes injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-assist-client-after-poor-work-equipment-causes-injury/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Mr Moore was working in road maintenance when he lifted a kerbstone with a pair of hand held tongs supplied by his employers. The lifting equipment caused him injury to the long thoracic nerve in the right shoulder girdle, which resulted in dysfunction of the right shoulder and winging of the scapula.

	Mr Moore was expected to have continued problems...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:16:28 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger injured as driver answers mobile telephone]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/passenger-injured-as-driver-answers-mobile-telephone/</link>
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	A 20 year old woman suffered multiple injuries following a road traffic accident whilst travelling as a rear seat passenger. The driver was distracted whilst trying to answer his mobile telephone and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to collide with a tree.

	The Claimant was trapped in the vehicle whilst the emergency services were called. The fire crew...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:08:54 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Preston man compensated for vibration white finger]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/preston-man-compensated-for-vibration-white-finger/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Mr Pugh from Preston is a flagger by trade and had always enjoyed outdoor work maintaining road surfaces with various companies. He&#39;d work in small teams using all sorts of vibrating tools such as jack hammer, vibroplates, stihl saws to cut flags, dig up existing roads, kerbing and flagging.

	Mr Pugh instructed Fentons that he&#39;d always worked hard to bring...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:16:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Road accident compensation award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/road-accident-compensation-award/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Howells v Logan 2008

	Mr Howells was injured as a result of a road traffic accident when the car in which he was traveling as a rear seat passenger, was hit on the side by another vehicle, causing it to spin and collide with a lamppost. Mr Howells instructed Fentons Solicitors LLP to act on his behalf to claim compensation...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Defective soup container scalds Crufts 2008 finalist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/defective-soup-container-scalds-crufts-2008-finalist/</link>
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	Fentons Solicitors LLP have recently secured an admission of liability from Morrisons Supermarkets PLC after a client suffered severe scalds to her dominant hand. The client had bought a fresh soup in a plastic container from the chilled produce department of the supermarket. On return home she had frozen the soup following the instructions on the back of the container....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:57:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons settle brain injury case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-settle-brain-injury-case/</link>
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	Fentons client Mr Paul Roe suffered personal injury, loss and damage arising out of an accident on the 31st March 2003.

	The Defendant was the employer of 2 engineers, who during the course of their employment were working at the premises of the Claimant&#39;s employers.

	At about 11.30 a.m. the Claimant started to move a 10-12&#39; high mobile platform ladder...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:51:29 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asbestos victim searches for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/asbestos-victim-searches-for-witnesses/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A former apprentice pipe fitter, now aged 48, was exposed to significant quantities of asbestos dust and fibres and has, consequently, been diagnosed with the fatal asbestos related condition, mesothelioma.

	Mr Steven Shaw now resides in Tenerife but was exposed to asbestos during his apprenticeship between 1977 and 1981 at the British Rail Packet Yard, Snargate Street, Dover. During his...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:14:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serious spinal injury award for Fentons client]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/serious-spinal-injury-award-for-fentons-client/</link>
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	Mr C v Ms Cheryl Archer 2008-02-25

	Incomplete Paraplegia - £350,000

	Our client, was driving his son&#39;s scooter through traffic lights when the Defendant vehicle, in oncoming traffic waiting to turn right, pulled across his path. The impact was relatively minor but the client suffered a serious spinal injury resulting in the loss of bladder and bowel control and sexual...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:51:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Occupational related respiratory condition award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/occupational-related-respiratory-condition-award/</link>
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	Robert Attfield was employed by Sainsburys Supermarkets working in the Bakery Section of their store in Dunstable between 1993 and 2005. In 2004 he was referred by his GP to hospital as a consequence of experiencing respiratory problems including shortness of breath and a persistent cough. He was then referred to the Royal Brompton Hospital.

	It was identified that the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:10:39 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carpal tunnel syndrome award for Fentons client]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-award-for-fentons-client/</link>
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	A 43-year-old Yorkshire man has received £25,000 in damages after he developed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome because of the machines he had to use in his work. He had been employed by various local authorities carrying out gardening and landscaping work and had to use strimmers and lawnmowers. This exposed him to excessive levels of vibration. Medical evidence showed that this...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:10:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Over 500 people suffer skin complaints from defective sofa]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/over-500-people-suffer-skin-complaints-from-defective-sofa/</link>
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	Towards the end of 2007 it was discovered that several sofa&#39;s sold by major high street retailers were potentially causing severe skin allergy reactions.

	The leather sofas in question were sold by Argos, Land of Leather, and Walmsey from 2006 onwards. The common factor is that all the affected sofas were manufactured by the same Chinese based company. Argos have...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:57:28 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Poor equipment results in Fentons client developing hand / arm vibration syndrome]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/poor-equipment-results-in-fentons-client-developing-hand-/-arm-vibration-syndrome/</link>
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	Gregory Walters was employed by Southern Water as a Labourer between 1990 and 2004. His employment required him during that period of time to use heavy vibrating and pneumatic equipment for the purposes of breaking up tarmac and concrete in order to access water mains and service pipes. The equipment that he used included a mechanical oil compressor, air guns...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:09:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hearing loss claim due to no hearing protection]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/hearing-loss-claim-due-to-no-hearing-protection/</link>
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	A 58 year old Rotherham man received £3750 in damages after he suffered some hearing loss & tinnitus as a result of working in the steel industry. Our Client was employed by what was then British Steel, now Corus from 1966 to 1982. He worked for 11 years in the Templeboro Bar Mill, Rotherham, on the hand mill, feeding steel...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:09:25 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mobile stepladder problem results in long term injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/mobile-stepladder-problem-results-in-long-term-injury/</link>
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	The Claimant was injured as a result of an accident at work on the 31st January 2005. The Claimant was an order-picker in a warehouse. He climbed to the top of a mobile stepladder on wheels, to lift a large box from a shelf, which was about 10 feet off the ground. The brakes on the ladder were not working...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:09:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Excessive noise levels at work Fentons client wins award]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/excessive-noise-levels-at-work-fentons-client-wins-award/</link>
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	Mrs R was employed by Avana Bakeries in Cardiff as a Production Worker. The Defendant business involved the cake manufacturing and confectionary. The working environment was such that Mrs R was exposed to excessive levels of noise at work during the period that she was employed by the Company between 1993 and 2004 not withstanding the company undertaking a review...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:04:31 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Manchester man wins compensation after fall]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/manchester-man-wins-compensation-after-fall/</link>
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	On 01/02/08, a Manchester court awarded £4,500 to Mr Carl Fraine, who tripped and fell in a pothole. Mr Fraine suffered a fractured ankle and was unable to work for several weeks after the fall in December 2003.

	The pothole was on a service road for a car park, serving a large block of flats in the Tameside area. Manchester...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:57:51 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons settles accident at work claim for £130,000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-settles-accident-at-work-claim-for-130-000/</link>
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	Fentons client Mr Richard Dunford suffered personal injury, loss and damage arising out of an accident on the 7th October 2002.

	The client was employed by the Defendant as a mobile crane operator. The client had manoeuvred the mobile crane he was driving towards the diesel storage tank at the Defendants premises in order to refuel. The cap of the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:01:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£110,000 awarded to Fentons client]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-110-000-awarded-to-fentons-client/</link>
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	Saxton v Dun Fab Engineering Company Limited

	Acceleration of problems with the knees and Hips requiring replacement of all four joints which in addition resulted in the development of Athletes Neurosis.

	Amount Recovered - £110,000

	Mr Saxton was working as an engineer operating a Horizontal Boring machine. As a result of the incomplete handrails/safety equipment around the machine, Mr Saxton...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:44:57 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded over £75,000 after accident at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-awarded-over-75-000-after-accident-at-work/</link>
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	The Claimant, who was 27 at the time of the accident, had an accident at work on the 25th February 2004. She sustained an open displaced fracture of her right ankle when she slipped on a small patch of ice that had formed outside the nursery where she worked.

	Approximately two years after the date of the accident, the Claimant&#...]]></description>
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