You need to know all the facts before commenting really. The headlines never give a true picture. Last weeks headline was "Man sues M&S (department store) for £300K for slipping on grape". The next days (much smaller) article was man loses case and has to pay M&S £15K costs. The judge will have to weigh up how liable the defendant is, how much contributory negligence there was by the claimant and the extent of the 'loss'. In UK law there are no punitive damages so you can only claim for loss of earnings, suffering etc. If the ambulance worker is off sick on full pay then his 'loss' is mostly missed overtime and suffering. Probably a few £K. If the injury is such that he never works again then it will be much more. The news article I read flitted between this person being a paramedic, a technician and an ambulance worker. If they can't get that right, what else have they got wrong.