Evans - Virgin Atlantic Airways
| Claimant | Mrs Jayne Evans |
|---|---|
| Job title | Beauty therapist (SOC 2000: 6222) |
| Task description | Performing shiatsu massage on clothed persons |
| Injury | Impingment syndrome of left shoulder, carpal tunnel syndrome + others (not in the upper limbs) |
| Defendant(s) | Virgin Atlantic Airways (SIC 2007: H51.10) |
| Court(s) | London High |
| Case No. | 8SO03008 |
| Date | 10 Mar 2011 |
| Judge(s) | Judge Martin McKenna |
| For Claimant | |
| All Claimants | Mrs Jayne Evans |
| Solicitor | Coffin Mew LLP |
| Counsel | Mr Theodore Huckle |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | |
| Medical expert(s) | Dr Richard G Hull (Rheumatology) Dr Christopher Bass (Psychiatry) |
| For Defendant | |
| Solicitor | Vizards Wyeth |
| Counsel | Mr S King |
| Non-Medical expert(s) | |
| Medical expert(s) | Mr Christopher Rand (Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery) |
| Outcome | |
| Judgment for: | Claimant |
| Injury found: | Yes (Impingement Syndrome), Yes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| Work related: | Agreed (Impingement Syndrome), Yes (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) |
| Breach of Statutory Duty: | |
| Defendant negligent: | Conceded |
| Damages | |
| General: | £ 18,000 |
| Special: | |
| Other: | |
| TOTAL: | |
| Observations | |
| Total damages (presumably including interest) reported as £230,972.08 | |
| References | |
| Significant press coverage | |
| References to and/or Interpretations of Regulations and HSE Guidance Documents | |
| The Judgment in this claim makes no reference to any Health and Safety Regulations or to any HSE guidance documents. V1.01 | |
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