Product Liability

The Government has announced that victims of thalidomide, a drug that was prescribed to pregnant women in the 1950s and ‘60s, will share a £20 million compensation package to assist with their health needs as they get older. Thalidomide was...

The widow of a scientist who died after suffering an allergic reaction to eating eggs has been awarded £415,000 in damages. Kuldip Singh Bhamra, 49, was attending a wedding banquet held at a Sikh temple in Forest Gate, London. Mr Bhamra knew of his...

Pushchair manufacturer Maclaren is being sued by a group of 15 families who claim their children have been injured by faulty products. The families allege that their children were injured when the tips of their fingers became trapped in the umbrella hinges...

A retired yoga teacher whose health was destroyed after she bit into a black worm in a meal she had ordered at her holiday hotel has won £240,000 in compensation from the tour operator. It was during a two-week break in the Dominican Republic that...

A man who suffered chemical burns after sitting on a new leather sofa has received a four-figure sum in compensation. Maurice Heminsley, 68, has become the first person in Britain to win compensation after buying a ‘toxic sofa’. The problem...

A Sunday league footballer who was seriously injured because of faulty football boots has won a four-figure payout. Mike Ellis, 46, was injured whilst playing in a veterans’ game. He was wearing a pair of Adidas Predator Pulse boots, which cost...

A man who became seriously ill after contracting food poisoning at a Chinese restaurant has been awarded £25,000 in damages. The unnamed man contracted salmonella, an infection caused by the presence of the bacteria in food, after eating a meal of...

A man whose hand was sliced open by a broken wine bottle has won £2,500 in compensation. The retired man, who bought the bottle of wine from an Asda supermarket, was attempting to uncork the wine with a bottle opener when the bottle smashed and badly...

An elderly woman, who suffered burns when she was trapped under a radiator that fell off the wall of her flat, has been awarded £20,000 in compensation. Margaretta Lewis, 87, had an electric wall radiator in her flat repaired by a workman. A few...

A student who broke her ankle after one of her high heels snapped has been awarded £7,200 in compensation from the shoe chain Dolcis. Sophie King, 20, was wearing the £35 pair of shoes for the first time when the accident happened. She was...

Government ministers have pledged their support for UK victims of a painkilling drug, manufactured in the USA, which was found to have dangerous side effects. Members of Parliament have agreed to put pressure on the US drug company, Merck, to provide...

A woman whose thumb was lacerated when she tried to open a bottle of wine has been awarded £6,000 in damages. Christine Millard, 42, was trying to uncork a bottle of wine that she had purchased from her local ASDA store when the neck of the bottle...

A cyclist who was badly injured when he suffered a fall could be entitled to a substantial payout after he won his case in the High Court against the bike’s importer. Alan Ide claimed that he was riding his £1,295 Marin mountain bike along a...

Over the years, consumer law has been tightened up and among the rights consumers have under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (CPA) is the right to be protected from the effects of using a defective product. Normally, determining whether a product is...

Diageo has announced that it is to increase its annual payment to the Thalidomide Trust from £2.8m to £6.5m. The Trust provides funds for people suffering from genetic abnormalities which resulted from mothers taking the drug thalidomide when...