Holland v Smith – QBD 23 June 1995
Claimant: Bernard Holland
Accident: Motorcycle accident
Injuries: Plaintiff received severe, multiple injuries to head, arm, leg and remains disabled
Award: £219,24Judge: Mr Justice May
Solicitors: McGrath & Co (London)
Turner v Plessey Research Caswell – QBD 26 June 1995
Claimant: James Turner, 56
Accident: Research worker contracted Berylliosis as result of filing beryllium copper alloy
Injuries: Berylliosis and associated problems – substantial reduction of lung capacity
Award: Judgment by consent for £10,000
Judge: Judge Laches sitting as High Court judge
Solicitors: Shoosmiths & Harrison (Northampton)
Broadley v Reed – QBD 7 July 1995
Claimant: Colin Broadley, 4Accident: Road traffic accident
Injuries: Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries, left with memory loss, survival of marriage said to be in question, lost job as result of injuries
Award: £150,000 damages
Judge: Mr M Harvey QC sitting as deputy judge
Plaintiff's solicitors: Dawson & Co, London agents for
Osborne Harris & Morgan (Leighton Buzzard)
Ward v Sherman Chemicals – QBD 7 July 1995
Claimant: David Ward, 45
Accident: Lifting accident
Injuries: Plaintiff suffered prolapse disc, has difficulty carrying out everyday tasks and will have to take light work
Award: £28,256 damages
Judge: Mr J Mitting QC sitting as deputy judge
Plaintiff's solicitors: Leeds Day (Biggleswade)
Defendant's solicitors: Brian Lewis & Co (London)
Bielby v Medway Health Authority – QBD 6 July 1995
Claimant: Graham Bielby, 46, suing as executor of estate of late wife Susan
Accident: Death in 1993 due to failure to diagnose and treat cervical cancer
Injuries: Victim said to have had 95 per cent chance of beating disease but hospital staff twice failed to diagnose it
Award: £214,206 – liability admitted but damages contested
Judge: Mr Justice Rix
Plaintiff's solicitors: Thomson Snell & Passmore (Tunbridge Wells)
Defendant's solicitors: Bra-chers (London)
Southwood v West Lambeth Health Authority – QBD 3 July 1995
Claimant: Mark Southwood
Accident: Plaintiff born with Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome leaving him mentally retarded and with cleft palate, webbed toes, an umbilical hernia and appearance of Downs syndrome child. Condition undiagnosed until 1978 when sister born with same disorder – underwent surgery on cleft palate at St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth – airway became blocked resulting in oxygen starvation
Injuries: Spastic quadriplegia, wheelchair-bound, can't speak
Award: Agreed damages of £1.175 million
Judge: Mr Justice Machin
Plaintiff's solicitors: Kingsley Napley (London)
Defendant's solicitors: Le Brasseurs J Tickle (London)