Comments on: Holiday Accident Compensation

By: Parasailing Woman Critically Injured After Beach Umbrella Impalement | First4lawyers

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:24:07 +0000

[...] Holiday accident claims often involve unusual or upsetting circumstances and, in many cases, people who have been injured or made ill while on holiday suffer additional emotional and financial pain. Personal injury claims raised by holidaymakers can describe incidents as diverse as slips or trips in the hotel, to bouts of gastroenteritis aboard cruise ships. It is not everyday though that a person is involved in as serious and freakish an accident as 27-year-old Alejandra White. Celebrating the US Labour Day weekend on Clearwater Beach in Florida, Ms White, of Georgia, USA, was sent tumbling across the beach "like a bowling ball" after a bizarre parasailing accident. [...]

By: Bride’s 30-Foot Balcony Fall Highlights Importance of Travel Insurance | First4lawyers

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:13:22 +0000

[...] are often filed against travel operators by holidaymakers – or their families – who have been injured whilst away. Accident claims can include compensation for physical and psychiatric injuries, loss of earnings, [...]

By: Widow in Bid for Compensation After Holiday Tragedy | First4lawyers

Widow in Bid for Compensation After Holiday Tragedy | First4lawyers — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:04:49 +0000

[...] who died whilst on holiday in Turkey last week, has vowed to launch a claim for compensation. Holiday accident claims are often raised after people become sick or injured whilst enjoying events organised by tour [...]

By: Orlando Beach Deaths Prompt Review of State Driving Laws | First4lawyers

Orlando Beach Deaths Prompt Review of State Driving Laws | First4lawyers — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:10:11 +0000

[...] Personal injury claims whilst abroad have increased in recent years. Recent child fatalities on the Orlando beach of Volusia have raised questions as to whether beach driving ought to be outlawed in the state. On Sunday, four-year-old Aiden Patrick was run over and killed by a pickup truck on one of the most popular driving beaches in Volusia County, Daytona Beach. Aiden's untimely death came just months after four-year-old Ellie Bland, a British tourist from Nottingham, was tragically run over and killed on the same beach. [...]

By: Norfolk Holidaymakers Claim Compensation Following Trip to the Dominican Republic | First4lawyers

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:53:29 +0000

[...] Mr and Mrs Mayes had expected, the couple endured a nightmare. Personal injury claims pertaining to accidents abroad often involve medical conditions that were brought about or made worse by the holiday itself. In [...]

By: Injured British Tourist in Personal Injury Claim Against Travel Company | First4lawyers

Sat, 15 May 2010 05:30:27 +0000

[...] in her spending two weeks in a Thai hospital before she was flown back to the UK with her husband. Accident claims involving incidents occurring abroad – especially in regions beyond the EU – are notoriously difficult to settle in the host [...]