Lorry rear end shunted a car at red traffic lights causing whiplash injuries to the car driver

Our client was driving his car when he stopped at a set of red traffic lights.  Suddenly and without warning, our client’s car was rear end shunted by a lorry.  Despite wearing a seatbelt, our client sustained whiplash injuries to his neck and back and suffered pain around his kneecaps.

Lawson-West began a personal injury claim.  The accident was the lorry driver’s fault as he:-

• failed to keep a proper look out;
• drove too fast;
• failed to notice our client’s car;
• failed to stop, slow down or control his lorry to avoid the accident;
• failed to notice the traffic lights were red;
• was in breach of the Highway Code and Road Traffic Act 1988.

Our client attended his GP where he was advised he was suffering with high blood pressure as a result of the accident as well as his whiplash injuries.

Lawson-West recovered general damages of £4500 for pain and suffering as a result of injuries sustained in the accident and further compensation for losses and expenses.

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Rear End Shunt at Junction caused Back Injury

Our client had stopped at a junction, waiting to turn left from a side road so that he could continue his journey.  Suddenly another car rear end shunted our client’s car causing injuries.

 

The other driver was at fault because he:

 

·         failed to slow down as he approached a junction;

·         failed to keep a look out for other vehicles;

·         failed to notice our client’s car;

·         failed to stop, slow down or control his car to avoid collision;

·         was in breach of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Highway Code.

 

Our client sustained a back injury and went to see his General Practitioner after the accident.  He was referred to an Osteopath.

 

Our client took 4 days off work and could not play football, which he played regularly, for 6 weeks after the accident.  Our client had trouble carrying out household chores following the accident because of his back injury.

 

Lawson-West began a personal injury claim.  The other driver admitted liability.  Lawson-West recovered compensation of £1350 in respect of our client’s back injury.  Further compensation was recovered for the osteopathic treatment, travel to and from medical appointments and other out of pocket expenses resulting from the accident.

Shopping should be Safe, not Slippery

Our client intended to buy a spare part for a car.  She walked into the showroom through the main entrance, collected and paid for the spare part.  She then turned to walk back out of the showroom.  She had nearly reached the main entrance again when she slipped.  She jarred her back and hip as she landed and banged her elbow.  As her feet had slipped forward and she fell backwards, she didn’t have chance to try and break her fall.  A member of staff advised her not to move and then assisted her to sit up.  Eventually, our client left the showroom, still feeling sore.

 

Lawson West began a personal injury claim for compensation for our client against the showroom.  The showroom was at fault because staff:

 

• failed to take reasonable care to see that customers would be safe when visiting the showroom.
• caused or permitted the floor to become a danger to people walking across it.
• caused or permitted a slippery substance to cover part of the floor.
• failed to clean the substance up.
• failed to ensure the floor was no longer slippery.
• failed to have an adequate system for inspecting and cleaning the floor.
• failed to give any warning that the floor was slippery.
• permitted our client to walk on the floor when staff knew or should have known that is was unsafe and dangerous for her to do so.
• failed to place a barrier around the slippery area.
• failed to discharge common duty of care in breach of their statutory duty under Section 2 of the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957.

 

As a result of her slip, our client injured her back causing her back and hip pain, suffered a whiplash type injury to her neck and severely bruised her elbow. 

 

The garage admitted liability and our client was awarded nearly £4000 general damages in accident compensation for the whiplash-type injury to her neck and the injury to her back.  She had not taken any time off work as she was in process of searching for a job.  Since the accident she has found employment.  Lawson-West also recovered additional compensation for physiotherapy, which helped our client recover from her injuries.