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Stonemasons fined over sick workers
8/2/2010
Employers who work with silica-based materials are being warned by the Health and Safety Executive to ensure they are following correct safety procedures after two men were left with lung damage.
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Student loses compensation battle
5/2/2010
A Wiltshire student who suffered brain damage in an allegedly racist hammer attack has lost his battle for compensation.
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Firm fined over cherry picker crash
4/2/2010
Shepherd Construction Ltd has been hit with a £20,000 fine after a cherry picker overturned on a concealed man hole cover, leaving its driver with serious injuries to his skull, back and legs.
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Wayne Rooney sued for £4.3 million
3/2/2010
England footballer Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen are being sued for £4.3 million, it has emerged.
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Charity fined after graduate killed
2/2/2010
A mental health charity has been fined £30,000 after it failed to protect a graduate who was stabbed to death while working for the organization.
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Fall from balcony injures music fan
1/2/2010
A music fan has been seriously hurt at a dance concert after he plummeted from a balcony.
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Funky Sly Stone sues former manager
29/1/2010
The leader of funk legends Sly and The Family Stone has sued his former business manager over millions of dollars in allegedly-unpaid royalties.
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NHS pays out £26m in compensation
28/1/2010
The NHS paid out £26 million in clinical negligence compensation in 2008/9, 80% more than the £14.5 million paid out over the previous year.
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Employer fined over airport tragedy
26/1/2010
Aviance UK has been fined £90,000 after a Heathrow Airport worker was crushed to death by an electric vehicle.
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RAF man's damages bid rejected
22/1/2010
An RAF aircraftman who broke his neck during an It's a Knockout style event has lost his bid for damages after a judge ruled reasonable safety measures were in place.
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Negligence case may go to appeal
21/1/2010
A ruling in a negligence case could pave the way for a "leapfrog appeal" and a re-examination of blanket immunity for expert witnesses.
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Firm fined £80,000 for digger death
20/1/2010
A Welsh construction company fined after one of its employees suffered fatal injuries in a digger accident has said it is "deeply sorry" for the incident.
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