Please find below a selection of Fentons Solicitors' recent case successes. You can also select a particular area of interest by clicking on the related case type in the panel on the left of this page.
A fifty year old man who was knocked over whilst out walking his dog has been awarded £60,000 in compensation.....
Compensation win for young woman saved by her seatbelt - 22 July 2010
The importance of wearing a seatbelt has been highlighted again after a young woman involved in a road traffic collision escaped with serious injuries to her leg.....
Motorcyclist left paralysed in collision receives £1.5m damages - 21 July 2010
A man who was left paralysed form the waist down after being knocked from his motorcycle has received £1.5m in an out of court settlement.....
Deadly fibres cause cancer in former Leyland apprentice - 17 June 2010
A pensioner has received more than £160,000 in compensation after developing an asbestos-related cancer because of work he did as an apprentice.....
Settlement victory for cancer victim after delayed diagnosis - 10 June 2010
A young woman has settled her claim for compensation after doctors failed to diagnose her with cancer for almost a year.....
Woman injured by falling luggage receives damages payout - 2 June 2010
An airline passenger who was hit in the face by a bottle of whiskey which fell from an overhead luggage compartment has received compensation totalling £10,000.....
Damages win for motorcyclist who lost leg in collision - 28 May 2010
A motorcyclist who lost his right leg after a devastating collision with a car has received damages of £640,000 following a legal battle which lasted almost four years.....
Building fall roofer receives damages payout - 27 May 2010
A roofer who was seriously injured when he fell from a building has received a substantial damages payout in an out of court settlement.....
Pedestrian hit by car wins compensation - 24 May 2010
A man who sustained serious injuries when he was hit by a car has settled his compensation claim for £174,000.....
Drink drive victim receives damages - 19 May 2010
A legal expert specialising in road accident injuries has urged motorists to stay away from the wheel if they have been drinking.....
Damages payout for engineer who developed mesothelioma - 5 May 2010
A former engineer who developed mesothelioma more than fifty years after he was first exposed to asbestos, has received £113,000 compensation in an out of court settlement.....
Steeplejack awarded damages after falling through hidden hole - 21 April 2010
A steeplejack who sustained a catalogue of injuries when he fell through a hole in the floor of a building site has received more than £140,000 in an out of court settlement.....
Victim of gall bladder surgery error receives damages - 8 April 2010
A woman whose routine operation left her requiring life-threatening surgery to repair internal damage has received £40,000 in an out of court settlement.....
Compensation victory 30 years after asbestos exposure - 29 March 2010
A man who developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos as a teenaged apprentice has received £350,000 compensation in an out of court settlement.....
Woman hit by drunk driver settles £1m injury claim - 25 March 2010
A woman who suffered injuries to her spine, arms and legs when she was knocked down by a drunk driver, has settled her claim out of court for a gross sum of more than £1 million.....
Head injury victim receives £2.5m compensation - 17 March 2010
A mother-of-three who suffered horrific head injuries in a car crash has settled her claim for compensation for more than £2.5 million.....
Dockworker’s widow wins husband’s fight for justice - 15 March 2010
A widow who continued her husband's fight for justice following his death has been awarded more than £100,000 in compensation.The woman's husband died in the summer of 2008, aged 68.....
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome sufferer receives £150,000 settlement - 11 March 2010
A woman who was left with a rare and painful condition following an 'innocuous' accident at work has received £150,000 in an out of court settlement.....
Compensation for holiday car accident victim - 25 February 2010
A young woman who suffered a fractured vertebra during a road accident while holidaying in Spain has received £40,000 in an out of court settlement.....
Substantial damages for head injury victim - 18 February 2010
An elderly woman who sustained serious head and brain injuries when she was knocked over while crossing a road, has received £287,000 in an out of court settlement.....
Claim success after holiday fall leaves lasting damage - 17 February 2010
A holidaymaker who fell on the first day of her vacation has been awarded £42,000 in damages after she suffered a permanent injury to her arm.....
Scaffolder injured at work secures £150,000 compensation - 5 February 2010
A scaffolder who was badly injured when he was hit by falling debris on a building site has received £150,000 in compensation.....
Holiday foot injury much worse than first thought - 4 February 2010
A holidaymaker who seriously injured her foot the day before flying home has received more than £12,000 in compensation.....
Compensation win after career ended by car crash - 2 February 2010
A therapist whose career was ended following a car crash has received more than £200,000 in compensation.....
Severe foot injury results in £58,000 compensation - 26 January 2010
A woman whose foot was severely injured when a radiator fell from the wall of her rented London home has been awarded £58,000 in damages.....
Victory for pensioner after cotton dust causes lung disease - 15 January 2010
A pensioner from Oldham has been awarded more than £50,000 after a lifetime working in cotton mills left him with a devastating lung disease.....
Compensation for young woman injured in street race - 7 January 2010
A young woman who accepted a lift from a friend and found herself involved in a terrifying street race, has received £50,000 compensation after she was seriously injured in the accident that followed.....
Hit and run victim wins damages victory - 16 December 2009
The victim of a hit and run who was left lying in the middle of a busy main road has finally won his two-year fight for justice.....
£110,000 award for pensioner after asbestos led to mesothelioma - 2 December 2009
A pensioner from Ilford has received more than £110,000 in compensation after developing a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos at work.....
Ceiling fan fell on sleeping holidaymaker as she lay in bed - 23 November 2009
A woman injured when a ceiling fan fell on her as she slept in her hotel bedroom, has won her claim for damages.....