WRULD DB-Claimant: Edith Elizabeth Kirk

Case Task Injury Date Court Judgment for
Kirk - v - Milton Keynes County Council DSE use: secretarial word processing Subacromial Bursitis, Ulnar Neuritis & Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 29 Jan 2001 Milton Keynes County Claimant

It this case the Claimant sought damages for Subacromial Bursitis, Ulnar Neuritis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome allegedly caused by her work as a Secretary. It is clear from the Judgment of HH Judge Serota that it was common ground that the Claimant had the three conditions of which she complained, the primary issue being that of causation.

In this lengthy Judgment HH Judge Serota observed:

.... in this particular case, there is no suggestion that the injuries suffered by the Claimant are psycho-social.

and concluded:

While I accept that there is little medical literature to support the claimant's case, I accept ...... that in this particular case the unsatisfactory posture did cause the claimant's injuries.

HH Judge Serota went on to find the Defendant negligent.

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