Comedian George Wallace leaves a courtroom in Las Vegas after a jury awarded him $1.3 million. A Nevada jury on Tuesday awarded $1.3 million in damages to comedian George Wallace for a leg injury he said he suffered while performing at a Las Vegas Strip resort in 2007. The split decision in a [...]
A DOCTOR who provided a ‘bogus’ medical report so a relative could make a false whiplash claim was suspended for six months after a tribunal heard his wife put him up to the scam. Dr Anthony Kaufman has produced more than 10,000 reports for use in personal injury claims and provided his services for Chester-based [...]
A man has died following a single-vehicle road accident in Co Wexford last night. Gardaí were alerted on the Newtown Road, Wexford, at approximately 5.05am when the car collided with a wall. The 30-year-old driver was removed by ambulance to Wexford General Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The road has been closed for [...]
A wheel flew off a pick-up truck straight into oncoming traffic. Car experts say, this accident could have been prevented. It happened along I-64 Friday morning during rush hour traffic. Police say a tire flew off a pick-up truck and smashed the windshield of an SUV traveling in the other direction. They say the lug-nuts [...]
MORE than £1 million of public money has been paid out in compensation and legal costs for injuries children have suffered in Yorkshire’s primary and secondary schools over the past five years, new figures reveal. Pay outs include £35,000 after a child broke a limb, £16,000 after a member of a class was injured during [...]
A Pennsylvania tree-trimmer is recovering after an on-the-job accident sent a chainsaw blade several inches into his neck and shoulder, hospital officials said, adding that the man is expected to make a full recovery. James Valentine, 21, was part of a crew pruning trees on Monday afternoon when his saw suddenly kicked back and the [...]
A Dublin mother-of-two has lost her legal action against the owners of a pub in Loughlinstown after she was injured during an Ann Summers lingerie party. Sylvia Deehan of Maple Avenue in Ballybrack sued the owners of the Lough Inn public house after she was knocked down trying to grab a prize. Ms Deehan brought [...]
Two men in their 20s have been killed in a road accident in Cookstown, County Tyrone. Grant Archer, 23, from Newmills, and Robert Wilkinson, 28, from Cookstown, died in the crash on the Old Coagh Road at about 04:00 BST on Sunday. The car crashed through two gardens before ending up on its side. No [...]
A brave Padiham man who amazed doctors by walking again after suffering severe brain damage in a road accident has celebrated a milestone birthday. Ryan Cooper was in a coma for six months after being hit by a car as a child in 1999 and doctors feared he may never be able to walk or [...]
It is unlikely racing legend Michael Schumacher will ever recover from the skiing accident that has left him in a coma, according to Formula One's former chief doctor. Doctor Gary Hartstein, who was F1 medical delegate until 2012, said: "As time goes on, it becomes less and less likely that Michael will emerge to any [...]