£16k awarded to woman after slip on wet floor

In 2009, a 22-year-old woman was awarded £16,201 after being injured in a slip and fall accident during a holiday. At age 19, the claimant slipped on a wet floor at the top of a flight of stairs that had been recently cleaned without any warning signs displayed. As a result, she fell down the stairs, dislocating and severely injuring her coccyx, and sustaining soft tissue injuries to her elbow and hand.

Despite receiving hormone injections and manipulation for her coccyx injury, treatment failed, and she had her coccyx removed in 2007. Post-surgery, she developed a neuroma, with symptoms expected to persist or potentially become permanent.

The claimant sued the defendants for negligence, arguing that both parties had breached their duty under the 1992 Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations by not providing proper warnings of the wet floor. The court found the defendants negligent for failing to place wet floor signs.

At the time of the court hearing, the claimant continued to experience discomfort, needing to sit on one side and unable to perform activities like driving, cycling, or swimming. Bristol County Court awarded her £12,375 in general damages for pain, suffering, and loss of amenity, along with £3,826 in special damages for miscellaneous past costs, totaling £16,201.

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Personal Injury Solicitors in Bristol

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Case studies are for informational purposes only and aim to help prospective claimants understand the injury claim process. They are based on cases handled by Quittance panel solicitors or sourced from public court records.

Author:
Gaynor Haliday, Legal researcher

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Gaynor Haliday is an experienced legal researcher and published author. She has had numerous articles published in the press and is a legal industry commentator.