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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:24:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Teenage passenger in crashed car receives nearly £45,000 damages]]></title>
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	A passenger who suffered severe facial injuries in a terrifying road accident has received nearly £45,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Susan Bennett, a specialist road accident lawyer at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the college student had to be cut free from the back seat of the car when the driver lost control and spun into a ditch.

	&ldquo;My...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Car park fall leads to Chronic Pain Syndrome for nurse]]></title>
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	A nurse who developed a Chronic Pain Syndrome after falling on a patch of ice in a car park whilst at work, has received £90,000 in damages.

	Sami Palmer-Latif, a specialist in work injury cases at Fentons, said that his client&rsquo;s back had gone into spasm almost immediately after slipping on the patch of ice whilst walking across the hospital...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:54:05 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hotel floor "awash with water" caused holiday fall injury]]></title>
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	A family holiday turned into a painful ordeal for a grandmother who fractured her wrist when she slipped and fell on a hotel floor that was &ldquo;awash with water.&rdquo;

	The woman, who was in her 50s, was made to fight for three years to receive the compensation to which she was entitled, but has now settled her claim for £8,500...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:59:44 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gardener receives damages after falling through roof]]></title>
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	A self-employed gardener who suffered a fractured vertebrae when he fell four metres through a collapsed skylight onto a concrete floor has received £12,500 in an out of court settlement.

	Agnieszka Woskowiak, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client, who is in his 50s, was extremely lucky he wasn&rsquo;t more seriously injured when the incident occurred...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:31:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Student left with severed tendon after holiday injury receives damages]]></title>
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	A young man who suffered a horrific injury within hours of arriving at his holiday destination has finally won his five year battle for compensation.

	The incident happened shortly after the student and a group of friends arrived in the Greek resort of Faliraki in the summer of 2007.

	&ldquo;My client had been in the hotel complex only a couple...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 07:50:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation win helps motorway tragedy widow avoid losing home ]]></title>
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	The widow of a man who was killed in a tragic motorway accident has avoided losing her home after she received more than £75,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Sukwinder Ark, a specialist serious and fatal injuries lawyer with Fentons, said that the death of her client&rsquo;s husband was compounded by the fact he had no life insurance in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 10:03:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman seriously injured in car crash receives £300,000 compensation]]></title>
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	An elderly woman who suffered horrific internal injuries after her car was hit by a drunk driver, has received £300,000 in compensation.

	The woman sustained such serious injuries that she had to have several pieces of damaged intestine and bowel removed, which has left her at serious risk of needing to be fed intravenously in the future.

	Katie Pendower, a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 09:00:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for delivery man after chronic back pain results in loss of job]]></title>
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	A Milton Keynes man who had to give up his job after permanently injuring his back has received £60,000 in an out of court settlement.

	John Reeder, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is in his 40s, now suffers with chronic back pain as a result of the time he spent working as a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:13:49 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ceiling fitter in settlement victory after asbestos leads to mesothelioma]]></title>
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	An Essex man who developed an asbestos-related cancer as a result of work he did more than 30 years ago has received £180,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the former ceiling fixer, who is now in his 60s, was diagnosed with mesothelionma in May 2012.

	&ldquo;My client first...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:09:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for woman left with bladder problems after baby's birth]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-victory-for-woman-left-with-bladder-problems-after-baby-s-birth/</link>
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	A young mother who was left with a loss of sensation in her bladder following the birth of her child has received £40,000 in an out of court settlement.

	&ldquo;This case was unusual because, rather than suffering from some of the more typical post-natal injuries, my client&rsquo;s symptoms involved only a loss of sensation on passing urine and loss of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:13:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mother receives damages after son killed in tragic road collision]]></title>
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	A London woman who tragically lost her young son when he was struck and killed by a car has received £50,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Harvinder Kaur, a fatal accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the single mother, who is in her 30s, was left utterly devastated and struggled to cope following the incident which happened more...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma victim's widow wins fight for justice]]></title>
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	A widow whose husband died from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos through his work in the 1970s has received more than £440,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Lesley Mynett, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client took up the fight against her late husband&rsquo;s former employers following his death in August 2010.

	&ldquo;My...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist receives £50,000 after head-on collision with car]]></title>
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	A motorcyclist who was left with a deformed right ankle and foot following a head-on road collision with a car has received £50,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Vijay Mehan, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Middlesex man&rsquo;s claim had initially been turned down by another firm of solicitors who wrongly believed he had no...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man receives £80,000 in damages after fall leads to severe depression]]></title>
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	A labourer who has not been able to work for more than three years after falling down a flight of concrete stairs has received £80,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Jonathan Sewell, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the accident had a profound effect on the London man&rsquo;s mental health, which deteriorated to such an extent...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:28:49 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£200,000 compensation for motorist after red light crossing collision]]></title>
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	A man who was left seriously injured when a car ignored a red light and ploughed into his vehicle has received £200,000 in compensation.

	The motorist, who was in his 30s at the time, was driving home with two family members &ndash; one only 8 years old - in the car. As he approached a crossroads the traffic lights were...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:54:09 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carpenter receives £300,000 after developing mesothelioma]]></title>
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	A Kent man who developed a painful lung cancer after he was exposed to asbestos through his work in the 1980s and 90s, has received £300,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Peter Olszewski, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the former carpenter, who is now in his 50s, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in early 2012 following...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement for rider nearly crushed to death by his horse]]></title>
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	A former stable hand who was nearly killed when the horse he was riding reared up and landed on top of him has received £26,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Anne Lankester, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Berkshire man, who was extremely lucky he wasn&rsquo;t crushed to death by the horse, then narrowly escaped...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welder receives compensation following thumb crush injury]]></title>
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	A welder whose thumb was &lsquo;smashed to smithereens&rsquo; by a heavy steel girder in an accident at work has received £115,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Rob Synnott, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Cambridge man was forced to give up a career he had enjoyed for more than 30 years.

	&ldquo;On the day of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for cyclist following coccyx injury]]></title>
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	A cyclist who was struck by a car and thrown from his bike has received £27,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Amy Hillgrove, a road traffic accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the South London man suffered a broken ankle and injured his coccyx so seriously that he will need to undergo an operation to have part of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for worker who suffered back injury lifting heavy stone]]></title>
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	A Middlesex man who lost his job after injuring his back lifting a heavy memorial stone at work has received more than £40,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Arthur Keitch, an accident at work specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man, who is in his 30s, was helping a colleague move the large memorial stone when the incident...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Accident victim receives four times initial damages offer after seeking advice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/accident-victim-receives-four-times-initial-damages-offer-after-seeking-advice/</link>
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	A young woman who developed complex regional pain syndrome after she was injured in a head-on collision has received £150,000 in an out of court settlement &ndash; more than four times the amount she was offered by defendant insurers to settle the claim early.

	Joanna Bailey, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the woman in her 30s...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hazardous wood dust leads to joiner developing occupational asthma]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/hazardous-wood-dust-leads-to-joiner-developing-occupational-asthma/</link>
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	A Staffordshire man who developed occupational asthma after he was exposed to high levels of &lsquo;Western Red Cedar&rsquo; sawdust through his work has received £21,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said woodworkers are reported to be four times more likely to suffer from occupational asthma than the general working...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman traumatised by house fire receives £100,000 compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/woman-traumatised-by-house-fire-receives-100-000-compensation/</link>
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	A woman who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after escaping from her burning London flat has received more than £100,000 in compensation.

	The woman, in her 30s, was lucky to escape the fire, which had started in a restaurant directly beneath the home she shared with her son and partner.

	James Easson, of Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the woman&rsquo;s ordeal...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement win after worker's foot was crushed by forklift truck]]></title>
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	A Bedfordshire man who suffered permanent injuries to his right foot when it was crushed under the wheels of a forklift truck has received £191,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Joanna Bailey, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the former steel fabricator&rsquo;s injuries prevented him from working for several months and he was eventually made redundant...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for hospital technician after near-death ordeal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-hospital-technician-traumatised-after-near-death-ordeal/</link>
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	A Somerset man whose personality changed after he suffered a severe blow to the head and was nearly crushed to death in an accident at work has received £230,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Arthur Keitch, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the incident, which occurred more than three years ago, had such a profound effect...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation at last for injured Polish man after "surveillance" ordeal]]></title>
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	A Polish man who sustained a serious head injury when he was hit by a car has received £800,000 in compensation following a legal battle with the driver&rsquo;s insurer.

	Katie Pendower, a specialist serious injury lawyer with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the incident happened almost five years ago, when the young man was hit by a car being driven by...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man 'blinded' after being hit on head at work receives £400,000]]></title>
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	A man who is now registered blind after sustaining a blow to the head at work has received more than £400,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The injured man, who was working at a printing firm at the time of the incident more than four years ago, successfully pursued a claim for compensation against his employer after he was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman struck by falling shop sign receives compensation]]></title>
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	An East London woman who suffered a mild brain injury and concussion when she was hit by a falling shop front sign has received £61,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Harvinder Kaur, a public liability specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the teacher, who is in her 40s, had been walking past a busy high street shop when a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Injured man left with chronic fatigue and no sense of smell after fall at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/injured-man-left-with-chronic-fatigue-and-no-sense-of-smell-after-fall-at-work/</link>
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	A Wiltshire man who was left with chronic fatigue and no sense of smell after fracturing his skull in a fall at work has received £120,000 in an out of court settlement

	Mark Luxton, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the injured man was working for a catering business and had gone to fetch some food from...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of drink-driving victim in £710,000 settlement]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/family-of-drink-driving-victim-in-710-000-settlement/</link>
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	The family of a man who was killed by a drink-driver whilst crossing a road on his way home has received £710,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Joanna Bailey, a serious and fatal injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man&rsquo;s widow and children had been left utterly devastated following their loss more than three years ago.

	&ldquo;The...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£3 million settlement for elderly woman left with devastating injuries after collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-3-million-settlement-for-elderly-woman-left-with-devastating-injuries-after-collision/</link>
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	An elderly woman left with a serious brain injury and physically impaired when she was hit by a car whilst crossing the road, has settled her claim for more than £3,000,000.

	Nick Godwin, a partner with the catastrophic injuries department of Fentons Solicitors, said the settlement comprised a lump sum payment of more than £1,000,000, together with periodical payments to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for woman after carpal tunnel surgery ordeal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-woman-after-carpal-tunnel-surgery-ordeal/</link>
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	A woman who suffers continuous pain in her hand and wrist and a loss of grip following a traumatic surgical error, has received £77,500 in damages.

	Lindsay Holt, a specialist medical negligence lawyer with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client had attended hospital as a day case for routine &lsquo;carpal tunnel decompression&rsquo;, but the procedure went terrifyingly awry.

	&ldquo;During the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for passenger forced to ditch career following collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/settlement-victory-for-passenger-forced-to-ditch-career-following-collision/</link>
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	A nursery assistant who was forced to give up her dream job after injuring her back in a high-speed road collision has received £150,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Mark Luxton, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the young woman suffered permanent injuries which left her unable to continue with her chosen career.

	&ldquo;My client was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Worker whose foot was crushed by steel beam in compensation victory]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/worker-whose-foot-was-crushed-by-steel-beam-in-compensation-victory/</link>
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	A labourer whose big toe had to be amputated after a steel beam was dropped onto his foot at work has received £181,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Vijay Mehan, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the North London man was so badly injured in the incident four years ago that he was forced to give...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner with serious back injury receives £115,000 following road collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pensioner-with-serious-back-injury-receives-115-000-following-road-collision/</link>
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	A pensioner who suffered a permanent injury to her spine in a road collision which also left the driver disabled, has received £115,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Susan Bennett, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Sussex woman, who is in her 70s, was knocked unconscious in the collision and suffered a severe &lsquo;wedge fracture&rsquo;...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Teen whose personality changed after being hit by car receives £500,000]]></title>
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	A young man has finally received £500,000 in compensation, more than six years after he was left with a catalogue of injuries after he was hit by three cars as a teenager.

	As well as being physically injured in the incident, the victim &ndash; who was just 16 at the time &ndash; sustained a serious head injury which has essentially...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Burn injuries victim who cut through electrical cable receives damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/burn-injuries-victim-who-cut-through-electrical-cable-receives-damages/</link>
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	A labourer who suffered severe burns to his face, arms and legs when he cut into an underground electrical cable after being told to ignore a warning sign, has received £70,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The man&rsquo;s injuries were so serious that he was placed in a medically-induced coma for five days immediately after the incident, which happened...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for scaffolder left with permanent injury after fall]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-scaffolder-left-with-permanent-injury-after-fall/</link>
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	A scaffolder who suffered permanent injuries to his elbow and wrist when he fell from an unsecured ladder at work has received £150,000 in an out of court settlement.

	John Foley, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Berkshire man, who is in his 40s, was in the process of descending scaffolding at a building site in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Widow receives more than £250,000 following fatal road collision]]></title>
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	A widow whose husband was fatally injured in a tragic road collision as he cycled home from work has received more than £250,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Godwin, a fatal accidents specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the victim, who was in his 40s, was on his way home from his job in East London when he...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cyclist receives damages following car collision]]></title>
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	A cyclist who suffered multiple injuries when she was struck by a speeding car has received £150,000 in an out of court settlement. 

	Bob Miller, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Cambridgeshire woman, who is in her 20s and was on her way to work at the time, had just pulled out of a junction when...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 10:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man forced into early retirement by fall injury]]></title>
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	A man who had to retire from his job after suffering permanent damage to his ankle and calf in a fall has received £38,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Tristan Alder, a public liability specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that due to the severity of his injuries the married civil servant, who is in his 60s, has been...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA['Innocuous' fall at work leads to post-traumatic arthritis]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-innocuous-fall-at-work-leads-to-post-traumatic-arthritis/</link>
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	A man who broke his wrist and elbow when he fell down a set of stairs at work has received £80,000 in damages after being told he had developed post-traumatic arthritis.

	Simon Alexander, an expert in cases involving accidents in the workplace, said his client had suffered seemingly straightforward injuries after the incident, but medical experts discovered the extent of...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Self-employed builder receives damages after ladder fall injury]]></title>
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	A self-employed builder who suffered permanent damage to his right ankle when he fell several feet from a ladder has received £55,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Edmund Young, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Middlesex man, who is in his 60s, was being contracted to help renovate a property when the incident occurred more...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young woman receives damages following ski collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/young-woman-receives-damages-following-ski-collision/</link>
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	A skier who has no memory of the collision which left her with a broken neck as well as serious facial injuries has received £40,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Kieran Mitchell, a holiday accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the East London woman had been left with permanent neck pain and stiffness as a result of the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Slip at work leads to chronic pain for Fibromyalgia victim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/slip-at-work-leads-to-chronic-pain-for-fibromyalgia-victim/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman who apparently sustained only &lsquo;superficial&rsquo; injuries when she slipped on stairs whilst at work has been awarded more than £100,000 in damages, after going on to develop the chronic pain disorder Fibromyalgia.

	Mark Page, a specialist in workplace accident cases, said that his client had suffered grazing to her knee and bruising of the hip and shoulder after...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Head-on collision leaves elderly musician with permanent injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/head-on-collision-leaves-elderly-musician-with-permanent-injury/</link>
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	An elderly motorist left with a permanent wrist injury following a head-on collision with another car has received £73,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Jonathan Sewell, a serious injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the retired motorist had been left traumatised and unable to pursue his passion as a musician because of the incident which occurred more than...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wet floor fall lead to loss of woman's career overseas]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman who had to give up her nursing career overseas when she broke her collarbone in a fall on a wet floor has received £160,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Richard Duxbury, an occupier&rsquo;s liability expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that despite numerous operations since the incident occurred almost six years ago, the woman&rsquo;s complicated shoulder injuries...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma victim's family win their fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/mesothelioma-victim-s-family-win-their-fight-for-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The family of a Wolverhampton man who died from a fatal lung disease caused as a result of his exposure to asbestos more than 50 years ago, has received £215,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Lesley Mynett, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the mother-of-one, who is in her 70&rsquo;s, took up her late husband&rsquo;s fight...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nightshift worker receives damages after permanently injuring his hand]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A man in his 20s who suffered permanent crush injuries to his right hand in an accident at work has received £30,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Larry Shaw, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the father-of-one damaged the tendons in his hand when the incident occurred last year.

	&ldquo;My client was working a nightshift as...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Amputee receives compensation following collision]]></title>
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	A woman who suffered life-changing injuries when she was run down by a motorist nearly seven years ago has received more than £860,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The grandmother, who is in her 50s, has undergone a total of 12 operations, including an above the knee amputation to her left leg, since the incident occurred in 2005.

	Serious...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Worker receives £70,000 after losing his toe in crush incident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/worker-receives-70-000-after-losing-his-toe-in-crush-incident/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Devon man who suffered 27 individual fractures to his toes when his right foot was crushed in an horrific accident at work has received £70,000 in an out of court settlement

	Michael Hagan, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the father-of-two, who had to undergo a toe amputation as a result of his injuries, also suffered...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner receives damages following wife's fatal holiday fall]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pensioner-receives-damages-following-wife-s-fatal-holiday-fall/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A hotel has paid £23,000 in compensation after a woman fell to her death down a flight of stairs on the premises whilst on holiday with her husband.

	Katherine Allen, head of the Travel and International Litigation department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, acting on behalf of the deceased woman and her estate, said the couple, who were both in their...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for man injured when hit by car as a teenager]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-man-injured-when-hit-by-car-as-a-teenager/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A South London man who was left with one leg shorter than the other after being struck by a car as a teenager, has received £35,000 in an out of court settlement.
	
	Tristan Alder, a serious injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the case took nearly six years to conclude as liability was disputed and medical experts had to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nursing assistant left traumatised by work stabbing in damages victory]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/nursing-assistant-left-traumatised-by-work-stabbing-in-damages-victory/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A nursing assistant who was left severely traumatised after she was stabbed by a patient at work has received £382,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Daniel Denton, a serious injuries and employer&rsquo;s liability specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the woman, who is in her 30s, suffered permanent scarring and severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Walker injured by horse in compensation victory]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/walker-injured-by-horse-in-compensation-victory/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who was knocked down by a horse whilst out walking his dogs has received compensation for his injuries in an out of court settlement.

	Emily Kalwak, representing the injured man, said that the incident occurred as her client was walking his dog along a public footpath that runs through the field where the defendants keep their horses.

	&ldquo;He...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger left paralysed by spinal cord injury receives £3.5m]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/passenger-left-paralysed-by-spinal-cord-injury-receives-3.5m/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A young man who was left paralysed from the neck down following a collision which tragically killed his friend has received £3.5m in an out of court settlement.

	Vijay Mehan, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client had been a front-seat passenger in a car being driven by his friend when the incident occurred more than...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young brain injury victim receives £1.2m following fatal collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/young-brain-injury-victim-receives-1.2m-following-fatal-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A young woman who sustained a serious brain injury in a fatal collision that claimed the lives of three others, has received £1.26m in an out of court settlement.

	The mum-of-two, now in her 20s, was left with a catalogue of serious injuries when the car she was travelling in as a passenger crashed and ended up on its roof....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:44:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Horrific crush injuries end injured man's career]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who sustained horrific injuries in an accident at work has received more than £400,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The victim, who was in his 40s at the time of the incident, had worked for many years in the manufacturing industry and was experienced in operating the various machines involved. On this occasion he had been manufacturing...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:18:55 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brain injury victim receives £1.5m following ice skid collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/brain-injury-victim-receives-1.5m-following-ice-skid-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who was left with a devastating brain injury following a road traffic collision nearly five years ago has received £1.5m in an out of court settlement.

	Martin James, a catastrophic injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man, who is in his 40s, was driving to work when his car skidded on a patch of black ice...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman injured in work accident receives £100,000 compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/woman-injured-in-work-accident-receives-100-000-compensation/</link>
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	A woman who was left in continuous pain and unable to do her job after she sustained an injury at work has received more than £100,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The woman, who was in her 30s at the time of the incident, suffered a serious and permanent soft tissue injury and neurological damage after lifting heavy boxes....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:55:58 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Footpath fall leads to five-year ordeal for woman]]></title>
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	A woman has received £140,000 after a seemingly innocuous fall led to more than five years of debilitating pain and misery.
	
	The Berkshire woman, who is in her 50s, was walking towards the hotel where her daughter worked when she tripped in a pothole in the footpath and fell forward.
	
	&ldquo;When she instinctively put her arms out to prevent her...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:07:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Labourer develops lung disease more than 50 years after asbestos exposure]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/labourer-develops-lung-disease-more-than-50-years-after-asbestos-exposure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A retired Southampton man who developed a debilitating lung condition after being exposed to asbestos more than 50 years ago has received £60,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Susan Dawson, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client was diagnosed with diffuse pleural thickening in 2009 after suffering years of increasingly extreme breathlessness.

	&ldquo;Diffuse pleural thickening...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:13:51 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Delivery driver receives £650,000 after years of surgery and rehabilitation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/delivery-driver-receives-650-000-after-years-of-surgery-and-rehabilitation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A skip delivery driver who has endured years of debilitating pain and discomfort  after permanently injuring his leg and ankle when he fell from his lorry has received £650,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Godwin, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Ilford man&rsquo;s life had been turned completely upside-down as a result of the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:59:29 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family in compensation victory after death of student son]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/family-in-compensation-victory-after-death-of-student-son/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The parents of a foreign student who was killed when he was knocked down in the UK have received more than £300,000 in compensation following a lengthy legally fight.

	Stephen Warren, a serious and fatal injuries specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, has represented the family since the tragic death of their son, and explained that the unusual case hinged on...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:42:49 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Carpenter offered £5,000 after accident at work secures £20,000 damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/carpenter-offered-5-000-after-accident-at-work-secures-20-000-damages/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A carpenter who severed the tip of his right thumb whilst using a wood planing machine in an accident at work has received £20,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Agnieszka Woskowiak, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the West London man was offered just £5,000 in compensation by his employers following the incident last year.

	&ldquo;My...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:43:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Delivery man crushed by fork-lift truck receives damages]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A West Sussex man who was crushed by a fork-lift truck in an accident at work has received £50,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Larry Shaw, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the delivery man, who is in his 60s, was helping a colleague move some packs of timber when the incident occurred last year.

	&ldquo;On...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Grandmother suffers shoulder injury after slipping on ice in staff car park]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/grandmother-suffers-shoulder-injury-after-slipping-on-ice-in-staff-car-park/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A grandmother who tore the tendons in her right shoulder when she slipped and fell on a patch of ice in her staff car park has received £20,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Michael Hagan, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Surrey catering manager, who is in her 60s, had just finished parking her car...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:49:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PI Trust helps client safeguard compensation]]></title>
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	A client who received in excess of £500,000 in a compensation settlement has appointed Fentons Solicitors to act as a professional trustee to help safeguard his award.

	The man initially instructed Fentons to act on his behalf after he was seriously injured in a horrific collision, and the firm secured substantial damages to help fund his future care and treatment....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:18:31 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for factory worker after severed finger leads to loss of job]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-factory-worker-after-severed-finger-leads-to-loss-of-job/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Cambridgeshire woman who severed the end of her middle finger in an accident at work has received more than £44,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Godwin, a specialist work accident lawyer at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, a frozen-food factory worker in her 40s, was helping a colleague fix a blocked packaging machine when the incident...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:41:03 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chemical exposure leads worker to develop occupational asthma]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/chemical-exposure-leads-worker-to-develop-occupational-asthma/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Folkestone man who developed occupational asthma after he was exposed to harmful chemicals during the course of his previous employment has received £30,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Greaves, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client - an assembly line operator for a car-parts factory - was never offered any type of personal...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:37:26 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Delivery driver loses job after suffering a slipped disc in lifting injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/delivery-driver-loses-job-after-suffering-a-slipped-disc-in-lifting-injury/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Kent man who suffered a slipped disc when he tried to lift a heavy box at work has received £35,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Daniel Denton, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client was working as a long-distance delivery driver when the incident occurred nearly two years ago.

	&ldquo;My client was delivering a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:30:29 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£1.75m for machine operator who lost his foot and narrowly escaped death]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-1.75m-for-machine-operator-who-lost-his-foot-and-narrowly-escaped-death/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A young man who was incredibly lucky he wasn&rsquo;t killed after he had his right foot severed in an horrific accident at work has received £1.75m in an out of court settlement.

	David Roberts, a catastrophic injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, a machine operator in his 20s, was working alone at night using a specialist log-cutting...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:16:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger trapped in wreckage following fatal collision receives £100,000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/passenger-trapped-in-wreckage-following-fatal-collision-receives-100-000/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A passenger who was trapped injured inside the wreckage of a car for more than two hours following a collision has received £100,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Arthur Keitch, a road traffic accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the woman&rsquo;s partner was tragically killed in the horrific incident.

	&ldquo;My client&rsquo;s partner, who was driving at the time...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:26:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plumber offered just £2,500 after collision receives £55,000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/plumber-offered-just-2-500-after-collision-receives-55-000/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A plumber who permanently injured his thumb in a road traffic collision has received £55,000 in an out of court settlement - more than 20 times the amount he was first encouraged to accept.

	Susan Bennett, a road traffic accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said she took over the case after the man became dissatisfied with the solicitors he...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:58:27 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Engineer who survived Blitz and served in WWII develops mesothelioma]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/engineer-who-survived-blitz-and-served-in-wwii-develops-mesothelioma/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A 90-year-old who survived the London of the Blitz and later served as a wartime officer in the Royal Navy, developed a painful cancer after being exposed to asbestos in the years after his military service.

	Lesley Mynett, a specialist industrial disease lawyer with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said that the man had served as a minesweeper, on US-built frigates in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:01:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Daughter receives compensation after mum killed by drunk driver]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/daughter-receives-compensation-after-mum-killed-by-drunk-driver/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The daughter of a woman who was knocked over and killed by a drunk driver has received more than £280,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Martin James, who specialises in cases involving fatal road collisions, said that although the young victim had been working at the time of the tragic incident, she had in fact planned on training as...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:59:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£250,000 for collision victim forced to wait for rehabilitation]]></title>
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	A Lincolnshire man who had to wait several months to get the rehabilitation he needed after a motorist refused to accept responsibility for a collision which left him with permanent leg injuries has received £250,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Matthew Claxson, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the defendant&rsquo;s initial refusal to admit liability hampered...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for passenger injured when driver lost control]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-for-passenger-injured-when-driver-lost-control/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A young man who suffered post-traumatic amnesia after his friend lost control of the car he was a passenger in,  has received £43,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Tristan Alder, a road traffic accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Essex man, who is in his 20s, also suffered permanent nerve damage when his friend lost control whilst...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cyclist required 35 stitches to her face following collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/cyclist-required-35-stitches-to-her-face-following-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A cyclist who was knocked unconscious and suffered a catalogue of injuries when she was struck by a car has received £50,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Godwin, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Oxford woman, who is in her 30s, was cycling along her local high street when an approaching car suddenly turned...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serious head injury victim receives more than £8 million in damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/serious-head-injury-victim-receives-more-than-8-million-in-damages/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner left unconscious for three days following collision receives damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-pensioner-left-unconscious-for-three-days-following-lorry-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A pensioner who had to be cut unconscious from the wreckage of the car she was travelling in following a collision with a lorry has received £55,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Daniel Denton, a road accident claims specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the West Country woman was being driven by her husband on their way to visiting...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:38:31 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brain injury victim receives £500,000 following motorway collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/brain-injury-victim-receives-500-000-following-motorway-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman who had to resign from her job after suffering a significant brain injury in a motorway collision, has received £500,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Rose Gibson, a brain injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the true nature of her client&rsquo;s injuries was not immediately apparent following the incident on the A1 nearly three years ago....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for Chinese worker injured in accident at work]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A Chinese woman who seriously injured her knee in an accident at work has received more than £250,000 in compensation.

	The woman - who was in her 40s at the time of the incident - worked as a cashier at a busy Chinese supermarket where she had been employed for more than a decade.

	Chris Baxendale, a specialist work accident...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kent worker receives £100,000 compensation after building site accident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/kent-worker-receives-100-000-compensation-after-building-site-accident/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A construction worker has received £100,000 in compensation after he sustained serious head injuries whilst working on a building site.

	The Kent man was hit in the head by a skip suspended from a crane as it was being moved from one part of the site to another in August 2008.

	Now 42, the injured man had been waiting to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:10:31 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Grandmother receives damages after car park collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/grandmother-receives-damages-after-car-park-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A grandmother who was knocked unconscious by a reversing car whilst out food shopping with her granddaughter has received a substantial sum in an out of court settlement.

	Larry Shaw, a road collisions expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said Mrs Pinch, 67, from Essex was pushing her 18-month old grandchild in a pushchair outside their local Tesco Express supermarket when...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:07:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£400,000 for motorcyclist injured in head-on collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-400-000-for-motorcyclist-injured-in-head-on-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A motorcyclist who was extremely lucky to survive a head-on collision with a car has received £400,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Michael Latner, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man who is in his 30s, was riding his motorbike home from work along a stretch of road near his house when a car suddenly...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:45:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation at last for man hit by car whilst crossing road]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-at-last-for-man-hit-by-car-whilst-crossing-road/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who was hit by a car whilst crossing the road near his home has received £150,000 in damages following a lengthy legal battle with insurers.

	The 57-year-old sustained serious leg injuries after he was hit by a car as he was making his way home at around 6pm on 24 October, 2009. But for more than two years,...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:20:34 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cab driver receives settlement after collision ends career]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/cab-driver-receives-settlement-after-collision-ends-career/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A taxi driver whose career was ended due to a back injury he suffered when his cab collided with another vehicle has received £50,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Mark Luxton, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Essex man, who is in his 40s, had no time to react when an oncoming car suddenly turned...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:02:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asbestosis victim's widow succeeds in fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/asbestosis-victim-s-widow-succeeds-in-fight-for-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman whose husband died shortly after he was diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease has received an out of court settlement.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is in her 60s, took up her husband&rsquo;s fight for justice against his former employers following his death in December 2010, which was caused in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for woman who had to be cut from car following collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-for-woman-who-had-to-be-cut-from-car-following-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An Essex woman who had to be cut from the wreckage of her car after a van drove into her at a crossroads, has received £85,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Robert Synnott, a road traffic collisions specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the mother-of-three, who is in her 50s, had been left with a permanent shoulder injury following...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:47:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman offered £500 by insurers after collision receives £37,500]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/woman-offered-500-by-insurers-after-collision-receives-37-500/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A woman who was offered £500 in compensation after she sustained a serious injury in a car accident has received £37,500 in an out of court settlement.

	&ldquo;This case is just the latest example where the insurance companies make every effort to avoid paying compensation to those who are genuinely injured,&rdquo; said Martin Loftus, a partner with Fentons Solicitors LLP....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:29:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Decorator who seriously injured foot in fall at work receives settlement]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/decorator-who-seriously-injured-foot-in-fall-at-work-receives-settlement/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An Essex man who will need to have his heel reconstructed after a rotten scaffolding board collapsed beneath him has received £75,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Larry Shaw, a workplace accident specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is a self-employed painter and decorator, had been contracted by an architectural firm to decorate a South London...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:42:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Husband and daughter receive damages after tragic road collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/husband-and-daughter-receive-damages-after-tragic-road-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man and his daughter have received substantial compensation after a tragic incident in which they lost two family members.

	The man&rsquo;s two daughters and their mother had been returning home from visiting family nearby and walking their dog when they were hit by a car in the late afternoon. His wife and one of his daughters were killed and...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:00:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for elderly catering assistant after work accident ends career]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-elderly-catering-assistant-after-work-accident-ends-career/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An elderly woman who had to give up her job after suffering a hip injury in an accident at work has received £140,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Arthur Keitch, a workplace accident specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is in her mid-70s, was working as a catering assistant at a West London hotel when the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:44:12 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist receives £130,000 in damages following collision with car]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/motorcyclist-receives-130-000-in-damages-following-collision-with-car/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A motorcyclist who spent almost two months in hospital after he collided with an oncoming car has received £130,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Matthew Claxson, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the North London man was returning home when the approaching car suddenly turned and cut across his path. He was given no time to...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:05:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Electrician's daughter receives mesothelioma compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/electrician-s-daughter-receives-mesothelioma-compensation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The daughter of an electrician who died from mesothelioma after he was regularly exposed to asbestos through his work more than 50 years ago has received £95,000 in compensation.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man, who was in his late 70s, had sadly died shortly after initiating a claim against his former employers...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Moped rider receives £250,000 compensation following collision with car]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/moped-rider-receives-250-000-compensation-following-collision-with-car/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A moped rider who suffered serious leg injuries when he was knocked off his bike by a car has received £250,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Vijay Mehan, a serious injuries specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Middlesex man was struck on his front left side by the car as it pulled out of the owner&rsquo;s driveway.

	&ldquo;My...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 09:34:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for serious head injury victim following collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-serious-head-injury-victim-following-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Suffolk man who suffered a serious head injury following a collision has received more than £160,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Joanna Bailey, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client had been on a family holiday in Cornwall when the car he was a passenger in was involved in a collision with another vehicle...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:29:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Injured man who lost use of arm receives £450,000 damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/injured-man-who-lost-use-of-arm-receives-450-000-damages/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A security worker who lost the use of his arm after falling at work has received £450,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The injured man was forced to retire after the incident, but incredibly it took five years for his employer&rsquo;s insurers to compensate him for his injuries.

	Stephen Hill, a serious injuries expert with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 13:36:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dinner ladies receive compensation after carbon monoxide poisoning]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/dinner-ladies-receive-compensation-after-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A group of school dinner ladies who suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning because of faulty kitchen equipment have won their fight for compensation.

	The four women, who worked together at the same primary school, have each received damages in an out of court settlement following a three year legal battle. Simon Alexander, a specialist in occupational illness  claims with Fentons...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 08:41:30 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[HGV driver partially blinded in accident at work secures damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/hgv-driver-partially-blinded-in-accident-at-work-secures-damages/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An HGV driver whose career was ended when he suffered a devastating eye injury in an accident at work has received £200,000 in an out of court settlement.

	David Roberts, a workplace accident expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man, who is in his 40s, had been left with permanently impaired vision following the incident which had left him...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 09:20:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma victim's widow wins fight for justice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/mesothelioma-victim-s-widow-wins-fight-for-justice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The widow of a Surrey man who died from a fatal lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos through his work more than 50 years ago has received £130,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is in her 80s, took up the fight against her husband&rsquo;s...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:26:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for passenger seriously injured in motorway collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-passenger-seriously-injured-in-motorway-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A young woman who suffered multiple injuries when the driver of the car she was a passenger in lost control and veered off a motorway has received £160,000 in damages.

	Vijay Mehan, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client had been asleep in the back seat of the car being driven by a family member when...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 09:35:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Workman offered £15,000 after electric shock injury receives over £100,000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/workman-offered-15-000-after-electric-shock-injury-receives-over-100-000/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who fell from a ladder after suffering an electric shock at work has received more than £100,000 in compensation &ndash; despite insurers initially trying to settle the claim for just £15,000.

	The electrician in his sixties had been subcontracted to replace a bulb in an exterior security light when the incident occurred. Martin James, a serious injury specialist...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:05:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Engineer receives damages after work accident ends career]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/engineer-receives-damages-after-work-accident-ends-career/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A young engineer whose career was ended after an accident at work has received £146,500 in an out of court settlement.

	The man, who is in his twenties, had been working as an air conditioning fitter and maintenance engineer when he fell several feet from a ladder and sustained permanent injuries to his foot.

	&ldquo;My client had been installing ductwork...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:22:11 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for child after mother killed in fatal collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-for-child-after-mother-killed-in-fatal-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A young child whose mother was killed in a fatal road collision has received more than £200,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Martin James, a serious and fatal inury specialist with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the child&rsquo;s mother had been a passenger in the car being driven by her boyfriend at the time of the tragic collision in 2008....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 09:17:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for factory worker who lost thumb in accident at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-factory-worker-who-lost-thumb-in-accident-at-work/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Northamptonshire man whose thumb had to be amputated after it was crushed and nearly severed in an accident at work has received £85,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Vijay Mehan, a serious injury specialist at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client was a trainee machine operator at a factory in Wellingborough when the incident occurred nearly two years...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:26:29 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian hit by uninsured drunk driver receives £187,000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pedestrian-hit-by-uninsured-drunk-driver-receives-187-000/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A man who was seriously injured when he was knocked down by an uninsured drunk driver has received £187,000 in an out of court settlement.

	The man, who was in his thirties at the time, suffered fractures to his neck and both legs in the hit-and-run incident, together with injuries to his chest, head and face. He required a number...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:40:59 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Engineer receives £200,000 after losing fingers in accident at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/engineer-receives-200-000-after-losing-fingers-in-accident-at-work/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A Suffolk man who lost part of his fingers when his hand was sucked into a rotating metal blade at work has received £200,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Godwin, a specialist serious injury lawyer at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man in his thirties had been working as a service engineer at the time, which involved repairing...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:03:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Early legal advice crucial for family following fatal motorbike collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/early-legal-advice-crucial-for-family-following-fatal-motorbike-collision/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	Seeking legal advice shortly after losing a loving husband and father in a fatal road collision prevented a young family from being at risk of losing their home.

	Specialist serious and fatal injury lawyer Sukwinder Ark said she was contacted within days of the fatal collision in which a man in his 40s had been killed, leaving behind a wife...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:46:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Substantial settlement for welder blinded in accident at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/substantial-settlement-for-welder-blinded-in-accident-at-work/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A welder who was left blind in one eye following an accident at work has received £475,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Mark Luxton, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the man, who is in his 30s, was working in a ship repair yard when the accident occurred more than three years ago.
	
	&ldquo;My client was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pipe fitter's widow secures mesothelioma damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pipe-fitter-s-widow-secures-mesothelioma-damages/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	The widow of a Cambridge man who died from a fatal lung disease after being exposed to asbestos through his work in the 1960s has received £115,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Industrial disease specialist Edmund Young said the woman in her 70s took up the fight against her husband&rsquo;s former employers following his death from mesothelioma in January...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation after ski collision causes serious leg injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-after-ski-collision-causes-serious-leg-injury/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	A skier who suffered severe damage to her leg when a snowboarder ploughed into her on a French mountain has received £34,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Rebecca Gilmore, a holiday accident expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the North Yorkshire woman endured three years of pain following the incident, which happened when she was holidaying alone in the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons expert steps in to help pensioner with dementia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-expert-steps-in-to-help-pensioner-with-dementia/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	An expert in Court of Protection matters has come to the aid of a pensioner at the centre of a row between social services and the friend they had accused of failing in his duties as her attorney.

	Natasha Molloy, head of the Court of Protection department with Fentons Solicitors LLP, was contacted by the woman&rsquo;s friend after he was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:23:50 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Heartbreak of baby loss for young mother after hospital delay]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/heartbreak-of-baby-loss-for-young-mother-after-hospital-delay/</link>
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	A young Kent woman who tragically lost her baby daughter after having to wait more than three hours before she was treated at her local hospital has received a significant out of court settlement.

	Sharon Yap, a medical negligence expert with Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the woman, who was in her 20s at the time and had a history of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stepladder fall at work caused permanent coccyx injury]]></title>
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	A grandmother who has been left with permanent debilitating pain after she fell off a stepladder at work has received £38,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Etala Cleaves, a workplace accident expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the Bedfordshire woman, who is in her 60s, was working part-time as a shop assistant when the incident occurred over two years...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:46:43 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesothelioma victim's stories help family secure compensation]]></title>
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	The family of a man who died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos have won their fight for justice thanks to the stories their elderly father told them of his time at sea.

	Bridget Collier, head of the industrial disease department at Fentons Solicitors LLP, negotiated a £70,000 settlement on behalf of the estate of the 81-year-old victim, after...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Young man "left traumatised" after being locked unconscious in freezer]]></title>
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	A coffee shop worker who was left traumatised after collapsing unconscious inside a walk-in freezer has received £50,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Arthur Keitch, an employer&rsquo;s liability expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who is in his 20s, was working part-time as a sales assistant when his manager asked him to fetch some food from a...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for pensioner left unable to walk unaided after collision]]></title>
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	A pensioner has received £60,000 in compensation after a freak accident left her unable to walk without assistance.

	The lady, who is in her 70s, was sitting down in the back seat of the vehicle when the driver accidentally accelerated into a tree. She sustained a serious leg injury when the force of the impact threw her forwards into the...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for Enfield man who broke leg when floor gave way]]></title>
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	An Enfield man, who broke his ankle and leg when a ladder he was standing on crashed through the floor, has received £170,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	The self-employed dry wall plasterer, who did not wish to be named, suffered such horrific injuries that doctors have warned him he may have to give up his career....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£125,000 for elderly brain injury victim following collision]]></title>
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	An elderly pedestrian who suffered a traumatic head and leg injury when she was knocked down by a car has recovered more than £125,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement.

	Nick Godwin, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, who was in her late 80s at the time, had been walking to the shops...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Man severely injured in fatal collision receives £300,000]]></title>
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	A terminally ill man who was seriously injured in the head-on collision which tragically killed his wife, has received £300,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Rose Gibson, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client - who is in his 60s and does not have long to live owing to a pre-existing serious genetic...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Substantial damages for man forced to leave Army due to crash injuries]]></title>
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	A Hampshire man whose Army career was effectively ended when the car he was a passenger in collided with a tree, has received £627,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Karen Hayes, a road traffic collisions expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said her client, who is in his 30s, was a passenger in the back seat of a car that...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family of asbestos victim receive damages]]></title>
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	The family of a man who died of an asbestos-related lung cancer as a result of work he did more than 50 years ago has received £53,500 in an out of court settlement.

	Edmund Young, an industrial disease expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said the father-of-one - who was in his 80s when he died last year - was diagnosed...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement win for passenger injured in head-on collision]]></title>
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	A car passenger who suffered a catalogue of injuries when the car his friend was driving was involved in a head-on collision has been awarded £139,500 in an out of court settlement.

	Michael Latner, a serious injuries expert at Fentons Solicitors LLP, said his client, a salesman in his twenties, was travelling as a back seat passenger in a car...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +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>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:03:40 +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 injury 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>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:08:01 +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>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for Newtown grandmother who broke shoulder on Turkish holiday]]></title>
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	A Newtown holidaymaker who broke her shoulder in several places when the deck of a boat she was boarding gave way beneath her, has received £220,000 in damages in an out of court settlement.

	Brenda Jones, 66, had to have a half-shoulder replacement operation following the incident, which happened while she was holidaying in the Turkish resort of Side in...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Moped rider receives £1.5m settlement following head-on collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/moped-rider-receives-1.5m-settlement-following-head-on-collision/</link>
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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>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:27:30 +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>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cannock man receives £250,000 compensation after motorcycle crash injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/cannock-man-receives-250-000-compensation-after-motorcycle-crash-injury/</link>
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	A young overhead linesman from Cannock who suffered a horrific knee injury when a car crashed into his motorcycle has received £250,000 in an out of court settlement.

	Thomas Walker was thrown from his bike when the car pulled out of a side road into his path as he made his way home along the Chester Road near Eccleshall at...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for Kent man with permanent shoulder injury]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-kent-man-with-permanent-shoulder-injury/</link>
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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>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plumber's mesothelioma case settled in just five months]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pumber-s-mesothelioma-case-settled-in-just-five-months/</link>
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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>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:58:00 +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>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:01:28 +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>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:12:00 +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>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:01:51 +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>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger receives compensation after collision with tree]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/passenger-receives-compensation-after-collision-with-tree/</link>
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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 14:35:26 +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>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for severely injured car passenger]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/settlement-victory-for-severely-injured-car-passenger/</link>
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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>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for builder injured in ramp collapse]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-for-builder-injured-in-ramp-collapse/</link>
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	A Polish builder has received £42,000 in compensation in an out of court settlement after permanently injuring his arm in an accident at work.

	Piotr Rudzki, originally from Warsaw and now living in Morden, was working on a building site helping to renovate a ground-floor flat near Kensal Rise in North West London when the incident occurred in July 2010....]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:20:23 +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>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Four-year-old dragged by van receives £100,000 damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/four-year-old-dragged-by-van-receives-100-000-damages/</link>
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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>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:16:42 +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 09:35:56 +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>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger seriously injured in collision receives £1.6m damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/passenger-seriously-injured-in-collision-receives-1.6m-damages/</link>
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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>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:59:17 +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>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:16:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elderly cyclist receives damages after being struck by car]]></title>
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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 09:48:06 +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>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:16:17 +0100</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, 19 Oct 2011 16:17:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Skiing injury victim receives damages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/skiing-injury-victim-receives-damages/</link>
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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>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:29:23 +0100</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>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:04:53 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for Kent man after work accident ends career]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A Kent man has received nearly £40,000 in an out of court settlement after he was left seriously injured in an accident at work.

	Christopher Lester, of Faversham, lost his job as a vehicle inspector for the RAC after he injured his back whilst working at an inspection centre in Kingsnorth in July 2008.

	&ldquo;I was in Rochester that morning,...]]></description>
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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, 06 Oct 2011 10:23:34 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Closure for man who lost wife and daughter in fatal accident]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:42:00 +0100</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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 21 Sep 2011 09:19:25 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for artist after career cut short by road collision]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	A Bradford woman whose burgeoning career as an artist was cut short by a car accident has received £30,000 in compensation.

	The Queensbury woman was seriously injured when a car drove into the back of her in March 2008. Initially told she was suffering from &lsquo;simple whiplash&rsquo;, the pain in her neck and back became so severe that she was...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:25:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win after slip at work]]></title>
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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>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:04:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages awarded after airline 'flat-bed' malfunctions]]></title>
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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>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:32:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian with brain injury secures damages]]></title>
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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>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for hit and run victim]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:04:55 +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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:52:57 +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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:36:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elderly woman breaks hip and wrist in supermarket]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/elderly-woman-breaks-hip-and-wrist-in-supermarket/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian struck by taxi receives £500,000]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/elderly-pedestrian-struck-by-taxi-receives-500-000/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 24 Aug 2011 10:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensioner receives damages after being struck by car]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/pensioner-receives-damages-after-being-struck-by-car/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:26:11 +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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:12:52 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for pedestrian left seriously injured after collision with car]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-pedestrian-left-seriously-injured-after-collision-with-car/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:17:08 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£1.3m compensation for woman hit by biker while crossing road]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-1.3m-compensation-for-woman-hit-by-biker-while-crossing-road/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	
		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>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:42:15 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win after holiday bathroom slip]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-win-after-holiday-bathroom-slip/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warehouseman injured after slipping on ice]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/warehouseman-injured-after-slipping-on-ice/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 11 Aug 2011 09:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Car passenger suffers fractured neck in collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/car-passenger-suffers-fractured-neck-in-collision/</link>
      <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>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:47:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bereaved mother receives damages after tragic loss of son]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/bereaved-mother-receives-damages-after-tragic-loss-of-son/</link>
      <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, 04 Aug 2011 14:46:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win for head-on collision]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-win-for-head-on-collision/</link>
      <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>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:47:20 +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>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:22:02 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for man knocked down by coach]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-victory-for-man-knocked-down-by-coach/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 14 Jul 2011 15:57:20 +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>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:59:33 +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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win after scaffolding fall]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-win-after-scaffolding-fall/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:10:55 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman hit by biker while crossing road receives £1.3m]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/woman-hit-by-biker-while-crossing-road-receives-1.3m/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:28:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory at last for motorcycle collision victim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/victory-at-last-for-motorcycle-collision-victim/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 23 Jun 2011 15:48:59 +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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:12:37 +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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:41 +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>Fri, 20 May 2011 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory for family of asbestos widow]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-victory-for-family-of-asbestos-widow/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 19 May 2011 16:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for West Huntspill man who shattered foot in fall at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-west-huntspill-man-who-shattered-foot-in-fall-at-work/</link>
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	A West Huntspill man has received £185,000 in compensation after shattering his foot in five places when he fell at work.

	The married father-of-one - who did not wish to be named - was working for Uplands Retail Ltd, overseeing the refurbishment of the Asda store in Waterlooville when the accident happened on 22 April, 2007.

	"It was a Sunday...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 11:30:55 +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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory for widow of plasterer killed by asbestos exposure]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/victory-for-widow-of-plasterer-killed-by-asbestos-exposure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Wed, 04 May 2011 16:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£40,000 compensation awarded for fall at work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-40-000-compensation-awarded-for-fall-at-work/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 21 Apr 2011 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Food poisoning claim only admitted once expert lawyer on board]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages for pensioner left with brain injury after hit by bus]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-for-pensioner-left-with-brain-injury-after-hit-by-bus/</link>
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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>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fall in the road leads to fractured hip ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fall-in-the-road-leads-to-fractured-hip/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 14 Apr 2011 16:40:00 +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>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:39:00 +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>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Assault victim receives maximum compensation]]></title>
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	The victim of a vicious assault has been awarded £500,000 in damages, the maximum amount it is possible to obtain through the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA).

	The man in his 30s was left with horrific injuries when a work colleague lifted him up and threw him to the ground in an unprovoked attack, causing him to hit his head...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:33:46 +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, 07 Apr 2011 16:36:00 +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, 31 Mar 2011 16:35:00 +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>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:34:00 +0000</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>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:33:00 +0000</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>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Brain injury victim receives second CICA payout]]></title>
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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>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Polish-speaking team helps injured man secure damages]]></title>
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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>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:30:00 +0000</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>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:40:00 +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, 17 Feb 2011 16:29:00 +0000</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>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory after crushed foot ends career]]></title>
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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>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages awarded after slip at work]]></title>
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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>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for pedestrian hit by lorry]]></title>
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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>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:25:00 +0000</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, 27 Jan 2011 16:23:00 +0000</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>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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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, 20 Jan 2011 16:21:00 +0000</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>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:21:00 +0000</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>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages victory for driver injured in holiday fall]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/damages-victory-for-driver-injured-in-holiday-fall/</link>
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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>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:18:00 +0000</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>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:17:00 +0000</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, 06 Jan 2011 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation awarded after crushed wrist ends career]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-awarded-after-crushed-wrist-ends-career/</link>
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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>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:11:00 +0000</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>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:09:00 +0000</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>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory at last for family of asbestos victim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/victory-at-last-for-family-of-asbestos-victim/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 18 Nov 2010 16:07:00 +0000</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>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:06:00 +0000</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>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:05:00 +0000</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>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Passenger injured after driver falls asleep at the wheel]]></title>
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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>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Substantial settlement for brain injury victim]]></title>
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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>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:01:00 +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>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:59:00 +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>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:58:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian hit by car loses job after being seriously injured]]></title>
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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>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£1.35m settlement for accident victim]]></title>
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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>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:56:00 +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>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcycle collision victim wins damages]]></title>
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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>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:53:00 +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, 22 Jul 2010 15:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist left paralysed in collision receives £1.5m damages]]></title>
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	A man who was left paralysed from 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>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deadly fibres cause cancer in former Leyland apprentice]]></title>
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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>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Settlement victory for cancer victim after delayed diagnosis]]></title>
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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>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Woman injured by falling luggage receives damages payout]]></title>
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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>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win for motorcyclist who lost leg in collision]]></title>
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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, 28 May 2010 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Building fall roofer receives damages payout]]></title>
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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>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:25:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pedestrian hit by car wins compensation]]></title>
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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>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:23:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drink drive victim receives damages]]></title>
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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>Wed, 19 May 2010 15:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages payout for engineer who developed mesothelioma]]></title>
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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>Wed, 05 May 2010 15:21:00 +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>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:20:00 +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>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:19:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation victory 30 years after asbestos exposure]]></title>
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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>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:16:00 +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>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Head injury victim receives £2.5m compensation]]></title>
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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>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:14:00 +0000</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>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Client awarded more than £150,000 compensation after fatal accident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/client-awarded-more-than-150-000-compensation-after-fatal-accident/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Compensation for holiday car accident victim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/compensation-for-holiday-car-accident-victim/</link>
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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>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:09:00 +0000</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>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:08:00 +0000</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>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scaffolder injured at work secures £150,000 compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/scaffolder-injured-at-work-secures-150-000-compensation/</link>
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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, 05 Feb 2010 15:06:00 +0000</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>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:05:00 +0000</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>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Severe foot injury results in £58,000 compensation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/severe-foot-injury-results-in-58-000-compensation/</link>
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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>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory for pensioner after cotton dust causes lung disease]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/victory-for-pensioner-after-cotton-dust-causes-lung-disease/</link>
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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, 15 Jan 2010 14:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/inquests-held-following-fatal-collision-on-the-a595-at-moota/</link>
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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>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:57:00 +0000</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>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:56:00 +0000</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>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:55:00 +0000</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>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:54:00 +0000</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>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Holiday claim specialist uses foreign expertise to win fall claim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/holiday-claim-specialist-uses-foreign-expertise-to-win-fall-claim/</link>
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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>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:00 +0000</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>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:50:00 +0000</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>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:49:00 +0000</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>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:48:00 +0000</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>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:46:00 +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>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:45:00 +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, 14 Oct 2009 14:43:00 +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>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:41:00 +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>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Complex case ends with £115,000 settlement for accident victim]]></title>
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	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>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Damages win for man whose airline food left a bad taste in his mouth]]></title>
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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, 12 Aug 2009 14:27:00 +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>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:26:00 +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>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:25:00 +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, 22 Jul 2009 14:24:00 +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>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:22:00 +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>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:21:00 +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>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:20:00 +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>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asbestos Victim's search for witnesses]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/asbestos-victim-s-search-for-witnesses/</link>
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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>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[£130,000 Mesothelioma claim award for Fentons client]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/-130-000-mesothelioma-claim-award-for-fentons-client/</link>
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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>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:58:00 +0000</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>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:56:00 +0000</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>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Runaway Argos tricycle]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/runaway-argos-tricycle/</link>
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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>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:50:00 +0000</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>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:49:00 +0000</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>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:47:00 +0000</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 Oct 2008 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons client awarded £100,000 for vibration white finger]]></title>
      <link>http://www.fentons.co.uk/newsroom/case-studies/fentons-client-awarded-100-000-for-vibration-white-finger/</link>
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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>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:43:00 +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>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:41:00 +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>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:40:00 +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>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:38:00 +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>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:30:00 +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>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:28:00 +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>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:26:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Award against care home]]></title>
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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>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:25:00 +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>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:23:00 +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>
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	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, 25 Jun 2008 13:17:00 +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>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:15:00 +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>
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	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>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:13:00 +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>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:11:00 +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>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fentons instructed following taxi office explosion]]></title>
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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>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:01:00 +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>
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	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, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +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>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:21:00 +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>
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	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>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:20:00 +0000</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>
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	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>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:19:00 +0000</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>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:17:00 +0000</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>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:15:00 +0000</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>
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	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>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Serious spinal injury award for Fentons client]]></title>
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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>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:11:00 +0000</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>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:10:00 +0000</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>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:09:00 +0000</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, 21 Feb 2008 12:08:00 +0000</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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 20 Feb 2008 12:07:00 +0000</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>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:06:00 +0000</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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:05:00 +0000</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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:04:00 +0000</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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:02:00 +0000</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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000</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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:59:00 +0000</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>
      <description><![CDATA[
	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>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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