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Have
you been injured in an accident?
And sustained injuries? We are here to help when you need
some assistance. Simply call our
confidential Freephone Personal
Injury Claims Helpline on 0800 01 53425
or email the solicitors some brief details
of your accident by completing this
simple Personal
Injury Claims Form. You are very
welcome to contact us even if you
haven't made up your mind about
claiming - there is no obligation
for you to proceed.
Personal
Injury Claims - £1.2 million
for food poisoning
November
2005
Margaret-Ann Reynard, a former midwife, suffered devastating food poisoning after eating in a
restaurant in Scotland, on her 35th birthday.
Mrs Reynard ate a meal of chicken, egg fried rice and sweet and sour sauce
on October 14, 2000. A few days
later, she was admitted to hospital, where she suffered 17 days of
diarrhea and swelling of her joints.
She was left crippled
- poisoned by salmonella.
After taking time off, Mrs Reynard tried to returned to her job but,
was forced to retired from her post with Ayrshire and Arran Health Board on the grounds of ill-health.
Mrs Reynard, who now walks with a stick and needs full time care, was awarded £1,243,082 in damages, which included £627,730 for the loss of her earnings as a midwife until her retirement and pension rights. She was also awarded £397,304 for the cost of caring for her in the past and in the future.
The Court of Sessions in Edinburgh awarded Mrs Reynard the damages after hearing how her career and plans to start a family were left in ruins when she developed debilitating reactive arthritis as a result of the infection.
Mrs Reynard
later told reporters that while she
is happy with the award, she would
gladly give all the money away to have
her old life back. She added that
she has been robbed of all her health, hopes and dreams.
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If your injuries make it difficult for you to travel to their offices, the solicitors would be be pleased to arrange for you to be seen either at your home or at hospital.
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Personal Injury Claims Helpline
0800 01 53425
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