An opera singer has been left to claim for personal injury after an accident which occurred whilst he was performing prevented him from carrying out his act.
Singer David Montague- Rendall was appearing in a performance of Aita at the Copenhagen Opera House when the accident happened in April 2005.
The professional opera singer was performing in an important scene of the show when a piece of the set he was being elevated on crumbled to the floor leaving him to fall for fifteen feet at a fast pace.
Mr Montague- Rendall sustained a shattered left hip and badly damaged shoulder as a result of the faulty set. Luckily immediately after the fall he also managed to roll out of the way of more of the set which would have crushed him if he had remained in the same position.
The sixty-one year old was taken straight to hospital where he received treatment for his injuries and was able to recover from the shock. He also had to undergo several joint replacement operations. He felt that he could no longer perform to his old standard after the fall and therefore fif not work for two years whilst he was healing.
He is now seeking compensation of around 250,000 from the Danish Ministry of Culture to cover the loss of earnings he has suffered from being unable to work after the fall.
The legal team supporting Mr Montague- Rendall have discussed how the other party have admitted liability but are now attempting to play down the incident and the injuries suffered by Mr Rendell in order to reduce the amount of compensation they have to pay out.
If you are injured whilst working you should always seek expert legal advice whenever possible as you may be entitled to compensation for negligence.
Some law firms suggest taking photographic evidence of the accident and recording it in a log book- all companies should by law have an accident book for this.
Personal injury compensation can be sought through solicitors liverpool EAD.
