Sore v Scott – QBD, 29 October 1996
Claimant: Barry Sore, 53
Incident: Road traffic accident Injuries: Claimant seriously injured and wife killed in crash. Damages in respect of injuries and loss of wife. Head, chest and leg injuries forced claimant to retire from his job as a maintenance electrician
Award: £300,000 (agreed damages)
Judge: Mrs Justice Steel
Plaintiff's solicitor: Jepp & Sons, Chelmsford
Defendant's solicitor: Edward Son & Noice, Ilford
Stuck v Enfield and Haringey Health Authority – QBD, 28 October 1996
Claimant: Scott Stuck, 17
Incident: Medical negligence
Injuries: Claimant suffered acute cerebral palsy as result of oxygen starvation at birth at Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, in December 1978. He is now said to have an active and intelligent mind which is trapped in a desperately handicapped body, is unable to do virtually anything for himself and is totally dependent on the care of others. He cannot speak, has no use of his limbs and was described in court by his mother as being like a "rag doll" Award: Case settled on basis of 90 per cent liability. Level of damages still to be agreed Judge: Mr Justice Moses
Plaintiff's solicitor: Leigh Day & Co
Defendant's solicitor: Beachcroft Stanleys
Jacobs v Courtauld Textiles Ltd – QBD, 28 October 1996
Claimant:Olivine Jacobs, Incident: Injury at work
Injuries: Claimant suffered neck pain as result of five years work stooping over workbench at factory where she worked as garment examiner. The judge found that the defendant had failed to improve the working posture of the mother of five, but her pain was largely due to degenerative changes in her spine brought on by age and a common spinal condition in no way connected to her job. But he held that the defendant had failed to take adequate steps to improve claimant's working posture after it became aware of her back problems and awarded damages on that basis
Award: £7,000
Judge: Mr Justice Rougier
Plaintiff's solicitor: Scrivener Seabrook, Cambridge
Defendant's solicitor: Birketts
