Personal injury case studies

We acted for Mr B who suffered a very serious  head injury and a severe chest injury following a road traffic accident.  Post accident he was unable to walk, developed slurred speech and his life expectancy was reduced. He was unable to work again. Through careful management by QualitySolictors Gruber Garratt,  Mr B secured residential rehabilitation,  and a new specially adapted home for his needs. An award of £850,000 was made.

Our client was an extremely talented junior golfer who had come to the attention of Nick Faldo who was so impressed with him he gave him private tuition. The day before he was due to turn professional he sustained a whiplash injury in a Road Traffic Accident that prevented him practising and effectively ended a promising career as a golfer. We pursued a claim on his behalf which resulted in him receiving an award of £250,000.

Baby C’s birth was unnecessarily and negligently induced by the hospital that delivered him. As a direct consequence he developed hydrocephalus, leaving him permanently brain damaged and totally dependent on his parents/carers. QualitySolicitors Gruber Garratt successfully sued the Hospital Trust on his behalf achieving a settlement in his favour amounting to £3.2 million.

Mr K was undertaking auditing work at a warehouse. Unfortunately a forklift truck being driven by another employee, collided with a heavy storage cage, which toppled over onto Mr K causing injury to his back and arms. He received compensation of £3,000.

Mrs W was a 73 year old lady on holiday in Tunisia staying in a hotel booked through an English Tour operator. One night she was returning to the hotel and entered the hotel grounds through a side gate. The area was poorly lit and she did not see that there was a step and then a kerb immediately on the other side of the gate. She tripped and fell to the ground breaking her hip. QualitySolicitors Gruber Garratt successfully won £13,000 for Mrs W.

Mr G, an apprentice fitter, was watching his supervisor using a chisel to hammer out a bolt jammed into an industrial lifting machine; a fragment of metal flew from the bolt and caught Mr G in the left eye. He suffered a serious perforating injury to his eye and was off work for several weeks. QualitySolicitors Gruber Garratt brought a claim against his employers alleging that Mr G should have been provided with safety goggles. We successfully recovered compensation of £18,000.

Miss H attended her local hairdressers for a perm. Unfortunately, she was left in the hands of an inexperienced hairdresser which resulted in hair damage. Chemicals were incorrectly applied to her hair,  and she remained under the hair processing accelerator beyond the recommended time. Incorrect rollers for the type of perm were also used. As a result, Miss H suffered severe damage to her hair. It fractured and began to fall out approximately 1 week after the perm. Miss H experienced severe depression due to the hair loss. QualitySolicitors Gruber Garratt brought a claim against the salon proprietor and Miss H received compensation of £4,000.

Child C, aged 3, suffered a frightening injury whilst playing in a communal area outside a housing association property in Worcester. Child C came across a discarded and used hypodermic needle which had been left near the vicinity of a broken bin; another child attempted to take it off her, and in the ensuing melee, the needle was stabbed into child C’s neck. Child C underwent HIV testing, which fortunately was negative. The Local Authority admitted that they were aware that the bin was broken and that drug addicts were using the area, and that needles were regularly discarded. QualitySolicitors Gruber Garratt successfully recovered the sum of £2,000 for the child.