By Claire Adams on 02/07/2008 12:36
In 2003, the pursuer was employed as a mechanical technician by Kellogg Brown and Root Ltd (“KBR”), then a subsidiary of Halliburton which supplies services to the offshore oil industry. KBR contracted to supply workers to operate the Tartan Alpha platform in the Scottish sector of the North Sea, which was operated by Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd (“Talisman”). The pursuer was one of the workers which KBR supplied to work on the platform. In October 2003, the closer on ...
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By Catherine Hart on 25/06/2008 19:24
The Pursuer sought damages for injuries he sustained in a road accident. The Defenders admitted that their Insured was responsible for the accident but disputed the value of the Pursuer’s claim and a Proof on quantum took place. The Pursuer suffered soft tissue injuries to both shoulders, strains of the cervical spine and the thoracic spine, mild burns to his right hand, headaches and dizziness, parasthesia of both hands and short term shock. His back pain settled after a ...
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By Euan Dow on 11/06/2008 13:32
Reparation - Proof:- On 12 April 2005 the pursuer was travelling as a passenger on a single decker bus owned and operated by the defenders through the centre of Glasgow. At around 5.30p.m. a bus, also owned and operated by the defenders, collided with the back of the pursuer's stationary bus. As a result of the collision the pursuer was thrown forward causing injury to her neck, shoulder and right arm. An x-ray disclosed no bone break and she was referred for physiotherapy and advised to consult ...
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By Stephen Moore on 29/05/2008 09:02
Personal Injury:- The pursuer was injured at work when a partition fell and struck her on the back. The pursuer's agents intimated a claim against the defenders and, following an additional intimation, the defenders repudiated liability. The pursuer's agent then asked the defenders to reconsider their position and again liability was repudiated. On 10 January 2008 a summons was signeted. The sum concluded for was £10,000. The summons was served on the defenders on 23 Jan ...
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By Euan Dow on 13/05/2008 08:06
Personal Injury - Motion for Issues:- On 28 July 2002 the pursuer took her 19 month old daughter, Beth, to Blair Drummond Safari Park which was owned and occupied by the defenders. The pursuer claimed that during the course of the visit her daughter's arm came into contact with animal faeces, which then came into contact with her mouth, and she was exposed to E coli 0157 and subsequently developed certain medical conditions. Damages were claimed on the basis that there was fault on the part of t ...
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By Stephen Moore on 24/04/2008 08:28
Personal Injury: Contravention of Section 2 of the Road Traffic Act 1998: Miss Smart suffered a serious head injury as a result of being hit by a car driven by the defender. Prior to the proof the defenders admitted liability and the parties agreed that the degree of contributory negligence would be assessed at 15%. The defender has made two interim payments to the pursuer, one of £150,000 and one of £100,000. The pursuer now seeks interim damages of an additional £500,000.
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By Stephen Moore on 21/04/2008 18:57
Personal Injury: The matter came before the sheriff as a result of a pursuer's motion to be allowed to amend the Record in terms of a Minute of Amendment. The defenders did not oppose items 1 and 2 of the Minute of Amendment but opposed the rest based on the argument that the new matter was being introduced at a very late stage in the procedure.
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By Euan Dow on 10/04/2008 11:42
Personal Injury - Proof:- In this action the pursuers sought damages after the first pursuer was knocked down on Princess Street in Edinburgh on 19 October 2003. The pursuers had been out for dinner together on the Sunday evening in question when they crossed Princes Street at its junction with Lothian Road. The first pursuer was hit by a double-decker bus and suffered serious injuries including two skull fractures, a fracture under her left eye-socket, an intracranial haemorrhage, and an elbow ...
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By Catherine Hart on 09/04/2008 14:38
Damages - Solatium - Muscle strain in neck and backache - Whether appropriate to value Solatium on basis of whiplash injury The Pursuer, a mechanical engineer aged 25 at Proof, was injured in a road traffic accident. Liability was admitted but quantum was in dispute. The Pursuer experienced immediate pain in his neck after the collision and was taken to A&E where he was diagnosed with muscle strain and given painkillers. He continued to experience neck pain for about 6 months ...
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By Euan Dow on 20/03/2008 17:05
Personal Injury - Proof:- In the case the pursuer, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, sought damages for a severe injury to her right knee when she collided with the defender's labrador whilst she was walking her golden retriever in a field near the village of Wellbank on 14 March 2005. In the case damages were agreed at £160,000 and the only issue was limited to the question of whether the defender was liable to the pursuer. It was submitted on behalf of the pursuer that liability was estab ...
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