You are entitled to make restaurant injury claims for compensation if you have sustained an avoidable injury due to the negligence of the restaurant´s proprietor or any staff they may employ. Negligence can include the failure to remove hazards which can result in a slip, trip or fall injury, the failure to ensure that glassware is in suitable condition to avoid cuts to the hands and lips, and that food is prepared hygienically to eliminate the risk of food poisoning. If you have sustained an injury in a restaurant due to a lack of care by the restaurant owners, you should be entitled to claim for restaurant injury compensation and are advised to discuss restaurant injury claims with a personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.
A woman, who suffered serious burn injuries from hot coffee that spilled on her, has settled her claim for a trip and fall at Dunkin Donuts for $522,000. Early in the morning of 19th January 2012, Maria Marsala was walking through the parking lot of Dunkin Donuts store in Highland Park, New Jersey, when she … Read more
A restaurant lighting accident injury claim has been settled for $702,000 after the parties in the case negotiated a settlement during a court hearing. The restaurant lighting accident injury claim concerned Deidrenne Ashcraft from San Mateo in California who, on 18 June 2011, attended the Roe Restaurant on Howard Street in San Francisco to see a … Read more
The families of two teenagers, who died after an attack in a McDonalds parking lot, have been awarded $27 million compensation for a restaurant´s failure to provide a safe environment. In February 2012, Denton James Ward (18) of Flower Mound, Texas, and his girlfriend Lauren Bailey Crisp (19) of Dripping Springs in Texas visited … Read more
A judge at the Superior Court of Los Angeles County has awarded a young woman $2.8 million compensation for a slip in a restaurant entrance. Justine Kirby (30) made a claim for a slip in a restaurant entrance after injuring her back in a fall at the El Indio Restaurant in Pacoima on 6 March … Read more
Changes to personal injury claims procedures introduced on 1st August 2013 will speed up compensation settlements in claims with a value of up to £25,000. The second of two changes to the Civil Procedure Rules took effect on 1st August 2013, and whereas the changes to the personal injury claims procedures in April of this … Read more
The Food Standards Agency is investigating salmonella in watermelon claims following the death of one person and thirty other reported cases of food poisoning in the UK relating to pre-packed ready-to-eat watermelon slices. Cases of similar illness have also been reported in Germany and the Republic of Ireland, and officials at the Health Protection Agency … Read more