Wednesday 21 November 2012

Teaching assistant wins £800000 payout after tripping over a wheelchair and ... - Daily Mail

A teaching assistant has been paid out a total of £800,000 after tripping over a wheelchair.

Lancashire County Council paid damages, plus £140,000 in legal costs, after the employee tripped over the waist strap of an empty wheelchair while trying to move it, a Freedom of Information request has found.

The employee, who cannot be named for legal reasons, dislocated a finger and suffered an injury to an elbow.

Teaching assistant wins £800000 payout after tripping over a wheelchair and ... - Daily Mail

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