{"id":4339,"date":"2016-07-08T13:19:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T13:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blog\/wordpress\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2016-07-08T13:19:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T13:19:04","slug":"case-of-the-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blogs\/case-of-the-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Case of The Week #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blue_johns_panel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-323 alignnone alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tayloremmet.co.uk\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/blue_johns_panel.jpg\" alt=\"blue_johns_panel\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a>We have recently settled a case for a\u00a030 year old gentleman with a soft tissue injury to his right ankle, who still suffers from minor ongoing symptoms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The client was climbing on a JCB Loading Shovel in order to clean the windows, but unfortunately slipped due to a defective step on the machine and fell heavily to the ground, sustaining injury.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Liability was initially denied by the employer\u2019s insurers on two counts: the first being that the accident never occurred and the second being that there was nothing defective\u00a0to the steps on the side of the Loading Shovel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Court proceedings were commenced and 9 months later, our client accepted a settlement offer before the court hearing for \u00a37500.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The client was extremely grateful to us and Jonathan (pictured) as he knew the prospect of losing was significant, and he\u00a0wanted to\u00a0use part of his compensation to pay for training courses to operate different plant and machinery, thereby increasing his income.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you would like advice about a personal injury claim, please call our team on 0114 218 4000 or email Jonathan\u00a0at jonathan.stittle<a href=\"mailto:eleanor.buckley@tayloremmet.co.uk\">@tayloremmet.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have recently settled a case for a\u00a030 year old gentleman with a soft tissue injury to his right ankle, who still suffers from minor ongoing symptoms. 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