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Clear Answers, the brand, forms part of Thompsons Solicitors, the most experienced personal injury law firm in the UK. Our solicitors deal with a large number of accident claims, injury at work claims, and industrial disease cases, including many asbestos-related disease claims.
Details of some of these personal injury compensation claims are listed here in our News Section which is updated regularly. To view the full story please click on the description.
30th January 2012
Compensation claim for cyclist hit in the rear by another vehicle
23rd January 2012
Car passenger suffers whiplash injury after rear shunt on stationary car
16th January 2012
HSE reporting on injuries at work for 12 months to end March 2011
9th January 2012
Mesothelioma compensation for worker of over 40 years
3rd January 2012
Work accident compensation for finger amputation injury
22nd December 2011
Death of a French lady fuels more concerns regarding breast implant chemical content
19th December 2011
Industrial disease compensation for welder who developed vibration white finger
14th December 2011
NI assembly reverses decision to allow claims for compensation for pleural plaques
13th December 2011
Whiplash compensation claim for bus driver in road accident
5th December 2011
Whiplash compensation claim for driver injured in hit and run accident
28th November 2011
Work accident compensation for employee who slipped and fell downstairs
21st November 2011
Holiday accident compensation for client who slipped on manhole
14th November 2011
Accident compensation claim for driver of passenger vehicle
7th November 2011
A UK charity has reported a rise in type-2 diabetes
31st October 2011
Whiplash compensation claim for driver in multiple-vehicle road accident
24th October 2011
Mesothelioma compensation awarded to widow of an engineer
17th October 2011
Road accident compensation claim for motorcyclist
7th October 2011
Accident compensation for client who suffered a permanent injury to her arm
19th September 2011
Mesothelioma compensation for qualified engineer in the pharmaceutical industry
22nd August 2011
Employee left unable to work following a knee injury in an accident at work
15th August 2011
Work accident compensation for shoulder injury
8th August 2011
Noise-induced deafness compensation secured for quarry worker
1st August 2011
Compensation claim for cyclist who suffered multiple injuries
25th July 2011
Mesothelioma compensation awarded to engineer after his death
11th July 2011
Medical negligence compensation for missed fracture
27th June 2011
Accident at work causes ankle injury
20th June 2011
Clamp down on uninsured drivers – changes to the law
11th April 2011
Accident compensation for client who suffered a broken elbow
4th April 2011
Serious burns injuries following explosive accident at work
28th March 2011
HSE – Myths about securing a load for transporting
21st March 2011
Rear car passenger receives road accident compensation
14th March 2011
Mesothelioma compensation awarded to builder during his lifetime
7th March 2011
Claim for vibration white finger compensation succeeds
28th February 2011
Work accident compensation for manual worker
21st February 2011
Front seat passenger receives road accident compensation
14th February 2011
Mesothelioma compensation for plumber during his lifetime
7th February 2011
Medical negligence compensation for patient after negligent care
1st February 2011
HSE report on prosecutions following accidents at work in Great Britain
26th January 2011
Widow of painter and decorator receives mesothelioma compensation
17th January 2011
Work accident compensation for worker trapped under falling objects
10th January 2011
Pedestrian receives substantial road accident compensation
4th January 2011
Accident compensation for shopper who fell in retail store
20th December 2010
Naval Dockyard labourer awarded mesothelioma compensation
13th December 2010
Tripping accident at work causes dislocated shoulder injury
6th December 2010
Rear car passenger receives road accident compensation
29th November 2010
Medical negligence compensation after death of a patient
25th October 2010
Work accident compensation for head injury victim
11th October 2010
Skin disease compensation for latex allergy
8th October 2010
Asbestos victims face compensation uncertainty
4th October 2010
Work accident compensation for nurse who suffered back injury
27th September 2010
Work accident compensation for injury in welding accident
20th September 2010
Medical negligence compensation after repeated failures to diagnose papilloedema
13th September 2010
Metal plate worker awarded vibration white finger compensation
6th September 2010
Cyclist receives substantial road accident compensation
31st August 2010
Serious head and brain injury for rear seat passenger
23rd August 2010
Work accident compensation following serious hand injury
16th August 2010
Serious injury following moving object accident at work
9th August 2010
Accident compensation for injury in fork lift truck accident
2nd August 2010
Work accident compensation for NHS worker
26th July 2010
Negligent dental care causes permanent pain and discomfort
19th July 2010
Railway worker receives mesothelioma compensation
12th July 2010
Mesothelioma compensation secured within four months
5th July 2010
Medical negligence compensation after misdiagnosis results in leg amputation
28th June 2010
Substantial road accident compensation for spinal injury
21st June 2010
Road accident compensation for head injury victim
7th June 2010
Fitness to work – new system for returning to work after sickness or personal injury
1st June 2010
Widower receives mesothelioma compensation for lost years
24th May 2010
Accident compensation for multiple fractures after manual handling accident
17th May 2010
Widow of laboratory worker receives £150,000 in mesothelioma compensation
10th May 2010
Compensation for client whose surgery was delayed
26th April 2010
Accident compensation for shoulder injury
19th April 2010
Car passenger in road accident receives compensation
12th April 2010
Road worker receives vibration white finger compensation
6th April 2010
Victim of surgical error receives medical negligence compensation
29th March 2010
Mesothelioma cuts life expectancy by over 30 years
22nd March 2010
Work accident compensation claim for stock handler
15th March 2010
Medical negligence compensation - rectal injury during surgery
8th March 2010
HSE – Myths about risk assessments and slips and trips
1st March 2010
Mesothelioma compensation for victim during his lifetime
22nd February 2010
20 mph speed limits reduce road accident casualties by 40%
15th February 2010
Fatal work accident compensation for tanker driver
1st February 2010
Improvements needed in prescribing drugs to children in hospital
25th January 2010
Slipping accidents soar during icy conditions
18th January 2010
Health & Safety Executive – Myth about throwing sweets at pantos
11th January 2010
Accident compensation for machine operator’s hand injury
4th January 2010
Accident compensation for secretary who slipped and fell
21st December 2009
Accident at work compensation for worker injured by moving vehicle
14th December 2009
Fatal accident compensation for widow
7th December 2009
Early diagnosis of cancers must improve
30th November 2009
Health & Safety Executive - Myth about school experiments
23rd November 2009
Medical negligence compensation for missed tendon injury
16th November 2009
Accident at work compensation after fall from height
9th November 2009
Medical negligence compensation for substandard nursing care
2nd November 2009
Misdiagnosis of swine flu putting patients at risk
26th October 2009
Serious head and brain injury caused by falling equipment
19th October 2009
Care Quality Commission report on NHS Trusts
12th October 2009
Compensation for shop worker who slipped and fell at work
5th October 2009
Families affected by E-Coli to take part in the Inquiry
28th September 2009
Your legal rights if you are infected with the E-Coli virus
21st September 2009
Accident compensation for serious eye injury
14th September 2009
Asbestos-related compensation for pleural thickening
7th September 2009
Successful road accident claim for head-on crash
1st September 2009
Compensation for shopper who slipped and fell entering a store
24th August 2009
Bus passenger receives accident compensation
17th August 2009
Annual HSE fatal accident at work figures
10th August 2009
Mesothelioma compensation awarded to bricklayer’s widow
3rd August 2009
Noise-induced deafness compensation awarded to mechanic
27th July 2009
Serious injury at work leaves client disabled
20th July 2009
Accident compensation for shopper who slipped on wet floor tiles
13th July 2009
HGV driver awarded road traffic accident compensation
6th July 2009
Metalworker’s widow receives mesothelioma compensation
29th June 2009
Over £100,000 injury at work compensation for amputation injury
22nd June 2009
Road traffic accident compensation for whiplash victim
15th June 2009
Cyclist seriously injured in road traffic accident
8th June 2009
Hernia injury compensation to manufacturing worker
1st June 2009
Mesothelioma compensation after prolonged exposure to asbestos
26th May 2009
Back injury at work compensation due to inadequate training
18th May 2009
Compensation for leg and head injuries in a cycling accident
11th May 2009
Widow awarded asbestos-related lung cancer compensation
5th May 2009
Assaulted at work by patient who had suffered brain damage
28th April 2009
Failed equipment causes neck injury at work
20th April 2009
Assaulted at work by violent resident
14th April 2009
Known tripping hazard ignored causing accident at work
6th April 2009
Industrial disease compensation awarded to tunneller
30th March 2009
Construction worker seeks personal injury advice after amputation
23rd March 2009
Compensation for ambulance worker seriously injured at work
16th March 2009
Mesothelioma compensation for widow of lagger
9th March 2009
Tripping accident at work causes permanent injury to employee
2nd March 2009
HSE latest fatal injury numbers indicate a reduction on previous years
23rd February 2009
Accident compensation for worker injured at work in tripping accident
16th February 2009
Client wins accident compensation from employer after criminal injuries claim rejected
9th February 2009
Accident compensation awarded to manager in manual handling accident
2nd February 2009
Mesothelioma compensation for engineer exposed to asbestos
26th January 2009
Cycling on the increase due to financial pressures
19th January 2009
Asbestosis sufferer receives compensation for exposure to asbestos
12th January 2009
Breach of regulations governing road signage leads to serious injuries
5th January 2009
Widow of boilermaker wins mesothelioma compensation claim
22nd December 2008
Vibration white finger injury caused through breach of regulations
15th December 2008
Accident at work compensation for injuries in office move
8th December 2008
Widow of man in fatal accident at work receives compensation
1st December 2008
Road maintenance worker receives compensation for road traffic accident
24th November 2008
High Court rules in favour of mesothelioma victims
17th November 2008
Serious Fork Lift Truck Injury at Work Results in Substantial Compensation
11th November 2008
Vibration White Finger Compensation For Breaches Of Regulations
3rd November 2008
Pedestrian Claims Compensation For Road Traffic Accident In Public Car Park
27th October 2008
Fatal Injuries At Work - Compensation For Family Of Man Crushed To Death
20th October 2008
Manual Handling Accident Results In Compensation For Service Engineer
13th October 2008
Daughter Awarded Mesothelioma Compensation After Father’s Tragic Death
6th October 2008
Breach of Manual Handling Regulations Results In Injury For Care Worker
29th September 2008
Widow of Deceased Mesothelioma Victim Receives Compensation
19th September 2008
Overfilled Post Bags Cause Injury To Post Van Driver
15th September 2008
Road Traffic Accident Involving Lorry Results in Leg and Other Injuries
8th September 2008
Slipping Accident Compensation Awarded To Nursing Auxiliary
1st September 2008
Manual Handling Compensation For Serious Back Injury
26th August 2008
Tripping Accident Compensation After Inspection System Fails
18th August 2008
Whiplash Accident Compensation For Holiday Road Traffic Accident
12th August 2008
Ambulance Driver Injured In Manual Handling Accident At Work
5th August 2008
Car Passenger Receives Whiplash Injury Compensation
29th July 2008
Water Authority Found Liable For Personal Injury
21st July 2008
Accident On School Property Results In Compensation For Injured Pupil
14th July 2008
Compensation For Registered General Nurse Following Successful Hospital Assault Claim
8th July 2008
Compensation For Injuries At Work Resulting From Breaches of Regulations
26th June 2008
Asbestos-Related Diseases – Justice for Affected Families
23rd June 2008
Government to publish consultation paper on compensation for Pleural Plaques
17th June 2008
Compensation For Librarian Injured at Work - No Manual Handling Training Provided
10th June 2008
Occupiers Liability Act – Personal Injury Compensation Awarded After Failure To Apply Risk Assessment Findings
19th May 2008
Slipping Accident In Kitchen Results in Injury At Work Compensation
13th May 2008
Client receives compensation after injury at work causes damage to her wrist
8th May 2008
Compensation Awarded to HGV Driver For Personal Injuries When High Winds Turned Over His Lorry
1st May 2008
Injury at Work Compensation for Welder Injured by Negligent Colleague
21st April 2008
Compensation Claim Successful For Injury At Work When A Client Slipped And Fell On Water Left On The Floor Of The Toilets
11th April 2008
Compensation Claim Advice for Employee Injured At Work Using Defective Trolley
4th April 2008
Compensation Awarded to Gardener Injured at Work Because of Inadequate Inspections
28th March 2008
Defence Collapses in Tripping Accident, Client Wins Slip, Trip and Fall Compensation Claim
17th March 2008
Injury at Work Compensation for Carer When Service User Fell and Injured our Client
11th March 2008
Injury at Work Compensation Claim
3rd March 2008
Alimta To Be Made Available On The NHS For Use In Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma Sufferers
25th February 2008
Breach of the Occupiers Liability Act results in Injury at Work Compensation Claim
20th February 2008
Telephone cable hazard causes trip and fall accident, compensation awarded for work injury
11th February 2008
Successful claim for compensation for client injured by scalding water
31st January 2008
Accident at work compensation claim for slipping on wet floor in school dining room is successful
24th January 2008
Compensation awarded to care worker injured whilst operating a hoist alone
21st January 2008
Textile worker from Tiverton suffers burn injury after falling through a hole in the floor
15th January 2008
Raised inspection cover leads to compensation of £1800
10th January 2008
Cleaning contractors pay compensation after fall whilst attending health and safety course
29th November 2007
Compensation for MOD worker injured at work because of poor maintenance
23rd November 2007
Thames Water forced to pay compensation after exposing pump worker to asbestos
16th November 2007
A Low Speed Road Traffic Accident Resulted in Whiplash Injury Compensation
8th November 2007
Corporate Manslaughter Act Set To Impact Road Traffic Accidents
1st November 2007
Customer slips and falls due to failure to clear up rain water which posed a risk, contrary to the Occupiers’ Liability Act
22nd October 2007
Compensation for client who slipped and fell due to breach of Occupiers’ Liability Act
17th October 2007
House of Lords rules against claims of compensation for pleural plaques
12th October 2007
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme to change following a review by the MOD
10th October 2007
Client injured when the fitting of a new carpet was not carried out safely
29th September 2007
Compensation of £152,000 awarded to soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan – an “insult” claims his mother
24th September 2007
Successful case of breach of PUWER regulations brought when a train driver was injured at work by flying glass particles
19th September 2007
Surgery success rates are to be made public by the NHS
14th September 2007
Renewed calls for further funding for research into Mesothelioma
10th September 2007
Alimta research study, funded by the Mick Knighton Mesothelioma Research Fund, urges more volunteers to come forward
10th September 2007
Accident at Work Compensation awarded after failure of PPE boots caused injury to LU railway worker
3rd September 2007
Rolls Royce engineer receives compensation after accepted working practices contravene written instructions and risk assessments
29th August 2007
Compensation awarded to dog owner for serious injuries inflicted by cows on a public footpath
22nd August 2007
Mesothelioma Compensation Case Settled Within Eight Weeks of Instruction
15th August 2007
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act receives Royal Assent
10th August 2007
Compensation for client who suffers from mesothelioma
25th July 2007
Successful compensation claim after accident at school injures girl guide
17th July 2007
Social worker wins compensation in assault case
11th July 2007
Compensation for driver with thumb crushed by train door
5th July 2007
Council liable after claimant falls in ditch
26th June 2007
Injury Caused by Disruptive Pupil
18th May 2007
Injured After Climbing Over Locked Gates
2nd May 2007
Accident at Work Compensation Success
26th April 2007
Workers Memorial Day
25th April 2007
Maesteg Man Awarded Substantial Compensation Following Life-Threatening Surgical Error
18th April 2007
Hospital Slipping Accident
16th April 2007
National Asbestos Campaign
12th April 2007
Slipping Accident at Work Compensation Victory
27th March 2007
Compensation Victory After Slipping Accident
19th March 2007
Manual Handling Accident
13th March 2007
Tripping Accident in the Workplace
23rd February 2007
New figures show more than 90,000 people will die from mesothelioma in the coming decades
19th February 2007
Alimta Ruling to be Discussed in Parliament
29th January 2007
Teeside Widow Seeking Husband's Former Colleagues
25th January 2007
Compensation Victory after Slip on Ice
16th January 2007
The Workplace Regulations - Slipping Accidents at Work
12th January 2007
Compensation Victory Following Asbestos Exposure
8th January 2007
Compensation Victory After Hospital Error
3rd January 2007
Insufficient Inspection Records
21st December 2006
Alimta Appeal Rejected
19th December 2006
Insufficient Training Leads to Accident at Work
12th December 2006
Slipping Accident in the House of Commons
7th December 2006
Incorrect Delivery Method Injures Newborn Child
7th December 2006
Care Home Accident - Patient Dignity Versus Employee Safety
4th December 2006
Hazards In The Workplace
28th November 2006
Compensation Victory After Workplace Asbestos Exposure
23rd November 2006
Tragic Mesothelioma Death For Former James Bond Film Set Employee
21st November 2006
Compensation Victory Following Road Traffic Accident on M53
20th November 2006
Compensation Victory After Tragic Death From Mesothelioma
13th November 2006
Stratford widow seeking husband's co-workers after tragic death from mesothelioma
13th November 2006
£4000 in compensation awarded following an accident at a zebra crossing
10th November 2006
Mesothelioma Insurance Squabble
9th November 2006
Ford Employee Awarded £100,000 in Compensation
31st October 2006
Government acts with "compassion" on asbestos victims
17th October 2006
Alimta Campaigners To Lobby Parliament
12th October 2006
Compensation Victory For Former Yorkshire Water Employee
12th October 2006
Strong Support For Mesothelioma Drug
11th October 2006
Asbestos Compensation Freeze Lifted
11th October 2006
Work Equipment Compensation Claim
6th October 2006
Manual Handling At Work
29th September 2006
Unease Over Asbestos Legal Fees
20th September 2006
Widow In Desperate Attempt To Track Burton Based Firm - Sharps Brothers and Knights
14th September 2006
Clear Answers Supports Newly Formed MRSA Charity
8th September 2006
Asbestos Victims Compensation Victory
5th September 2006
Turner and Newall Asbestos Compensation Vote
28th August 2006
Alimta Drug Campaign Debated in Parliament
11th August 2006
Successful Medical Negligence Compensation Claim
7th August 2006
Safe Work Equipment The Key To Preventing Accidents at Work
1st August 2006
MRSA and Clostridium difficle compensation difficult to obtain but not impossible
27th July 2006
Wheelchair user forced to access disabled toilet on foot
19th July 2006
Government have restored right to claim full compensation for mesothelioma
20th June 2006
Government set to restore right to claim mesothelioma compensation
20th June 2006
Did You Work With David Carter in Poole?
13th June 2006
Nurses' Emergency Lifting
2nd June 2006
How to sue the right company when work equipment breaks and injures you
26th May 2006
Accidents at Work involving Gloves
3rd May 2006
Compensation Cut for Deadly Asbestos Cancer, Mesothelioma
27th April 2006
International Workers Memorial Day
12th April 2006
Accidents at work lead to claims for compensation
4th April 2006
Teachers at risk from Asbestos Exposure
16th March 2006
Insurance Companies challenge right to compensation for Mesothelioma
9th March 2006
Staircases and hand rails at work
3rd March 2006
Compensation for Accident at Work
2nd March 2006
Football injury claim
1st March 2006
Injured making TV programme
1st March 2006
Injured at work by object falling from a height
28th February 2006
MRSA deaths up by almost a quarter
27th February 2006
Youth centre worker from County Durham is awarded £33,750 personal injury compensation for accident at work
27th February 2006
Three generations from one family in Wales wiped out by Mesothelioma
23th February 2006
Action Mesothelioma Day
21st February 2006
Clear Answers urge injured to Seek Legal Advice
14 February 2006
Fear of Personal Injury from Cosmetic Surgery
3rd February 2006
Our lawyers win victim's case in Court of Appeal
3rd February 2006
Inquiry into misread heart tests at Fairfield Hospital, Bury
28th November 2005
Misdiagnosed hospital victim wins damages
16th November 2005
Evening News 24
We'll keep fighting to win compensation
14th November 2005
Yorkshire Post (North/York)
Insurance firm in court bid to halt payouts for asbestos victims ( by Paul Jeeves )
14th November 2005
Asbestos Victim in Battle for Payout Rights
12th November 2005
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle/City)
Asbestos victim's fight for drug
27th October 2005
Shambolic smoking ban won't prevent litigation, lawyers warn
7th October 2005
Legal advice for all with free surgery offer from local solicitor
12th September 2005
Addressing the nation's health - postcode lottery continues in the North East
7th August 2005
Thompsons Solicitors Nets Clear Answers
20th July 2005
Desperate bid to trace co-workers of tragic victim of asbestos
8th February 2005
Lawyers' warning on uninsured cosmetic surgeons
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