Sentences with phrase «psychiatric injury as»

She argued that it had taken her many years to appreciate that she was suffering from psychiatric injury as a result of the assaults.

(ii) In order to recover damages for psychiatric injury as an «unwilling participant», the claimant's injury must be caused by a genuine and reasonable belief that he has caused the death or injury of another.

A # 750,000 award for a lady who developed severe neuropathic leg pain, bowel and urological dysfunction, and psychiatric injury as a consequence of delayed microdiscectomy surgery for cauda equina syndrome.

The compensation recovered was for the bereavement award, psychiatric injuries as well as loss of earnings.

Not exact matches

The woman, who can not be named, suffered injuries to her nose, mouth, and a tooth, as well as «a consequent psychiatric injury,» described as an adjustment disorder, according to Australia's Daily Telegraph.

Furthermore, her research has also influenced the development of tests to assess, diagnose and treat people with brain disorders resulting from traumatic injury and degenerative diseases, as well as from psychiatric illness.

Merzenich is now applying his basic research findings to the development and testing of new tools for improving brain function in people with a range of neurological and psychiatric conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease or schizophrenia, or following brain injury.

We largely deal with claims which involve psychiatric and psychological injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and adjustment disorders.

Limited to students with special needs, those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; cerebral palsy; Down syndrome; an intellectual disability; muscular dystrophy; Phelan - McDermid syndrome; Prader - Willi syndrome; spina - bifida; Williams syndrome; identified as deaf, visually impaired, or having a traumatic brain injury defined by the State Board of Education; those who are hospitalized or homebound with a medically diagnosed physical or psychiatric condition for more than six months; or students age 3, 4, or 5 who are considered «high - risk» due to developmental delays

But writing for the unanimous nine - judge Supreme Court panel, Justice Russell Brown said that the court has «never required claimants to show a recognizable psychiatric illness as a precondition to recovery for mental injury.

The S.C.C. has never required claimants to show a recognizable psychiatric illness as a precondition to recovery for mental injury; nor would that be desirable.

As many as 90 percent of all those who are disabled by a brain injury, could experience related emotional, psychiatric or behavioral problemAs many as 90 percent of all those who are disabled by a brain injury, could experience related emotional, psychiatric or behavioral problemas 90 percent of all those who are disabled by a brain injury, could experience related emotional, psychiatric or behavioral problems.

For liability to attach it must be reasonably foreseeable by the employer that this particular employee is at impending risk of psychiatric harm and that such injury is attributable to stress at work as distinct from other factors.

Andrew Davies has vast experience across a range of cases including acting for children and adults who have suffered brain injury or paralysis, as well as psychiatric injury claims.

Catastrophic injuries can require extensive and costly medical treatment such as surgery, pain management, physical therapy and psychiatric counseling.

The Presidents of both the Employment Tribunal in Scotland and England and Wales have now confirmed the most recent increases to the Vento scale as part of their response to the consultation on the proposed changes to Employment Tribunal awards for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury.

Goldfinger Law acts for accident victims who have sustained psychological or psychiatric claims such as anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicidal ideation, nervous shock, dementia, mood disorder, stress disorder, psychotic disorder, hallucinations, nightmares, fatigue, anger, rage, delusional disorder, personality disorder, adjustment disorder, substance abuse disorder, psychosis, conversion disorder or any other psychological or psychiatric injury caused or exacerbated on account of a personal injury.

Mrs Clarke suffered a brain injury in the accident, as well as an acute psychiatric reaction (depression and PTSD).

[2] This Court has, however, never required claimants to show a recognizable psychiatric illness as a precondition to recovery for mental injury.

In Hoare the court rejected the previous approach as per KR v Bryn Alyn Community Holdings (Ltd)[2003] EWCA Civ 85, [2003] All ER (D) 101 (Jun) that knowledge did not arise until the claimant had seen and been told by a psychiatrist of the link between the abuse and the psychiatric injury.

Acclaimed for its specialist expertise in catastrophic injuries, especially those arising from RTAs and motorcycle accidents, as well as severe psychiatric injury claims.

Primary victims should be confined to persons who had suffered psychiatric injury caused by fear or distress resulting from involvement in a stressful event such as an accident or its immediate aftermath.

He then considered other tort situations causing dispositional damage, which he described as «the background of comparable awards for psychiatric damage in personal injury cases, for injury to feelings in cases of sex and race discrimination and damages for bereavement».

Her experience as a nurse is an asset in handling complex injury and psychiatric claims.

Personal injury protection covers medical bills and provides additional benefits such as providing reimbursement for lost wages and rehabilitative and psychiatric therapy.