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Successful Claim for Child’s Injury at Nursery
23rd September 2011
We recently acted in a personal injury claim for a child, who was injured whilst at nursery.
Lack of Supervision
Our client, who was three years old, had constructed a tower out of large, wooden building blocks under the supervision of the staff. He and a teacher then left the room to do something else, but he was later allowed to return to the room unsupervised.
The teachers had not taken down the tower of blocks before allowing children to come and go from the room however, even though the blocks were solid and very heavy.
Finger Injury
When the child returned to the room by himself he ran into the tower of blocks and it collapsed. The falling blocks crushed one of his fingers and he was taken to hospital, where it was discovered the bone was fractured.
Our client required multiple hospital visits and it took some time for his finger injury to heal, as an infection also developed.
Claim Against Nursery
The mother of the injured child approached our specialist personal injury lawyers for help with a compensation claim.
The nursery denied liability, so it was necessary for us to pursue the case to Court. The Judge heard evidence that none of the teachers working that day even saw the accident happen and he agreed with us that the supervision was inadequate. He was also satisfied that the tower should have been dismantled, because there was a real risk of personal injury from a tall, heavy structure and this action would have offered some protection.
The Judge found in favour of our client and awarded compensation in excess of £2,000.
Injury Claim Advice
If your child suffers an accident at school or nursery, you may be entitled to pursue an injury claim.
At The Legal Line our expert lawyers have extensive experience in cases involving children’s accidents and we can provide you with the best possible accident claim advice on a cost-free, confidential basis. Contact us on 0800 0328511, or by completing a claim enquiry form online.
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