A Hovis baker is suing his former bosses for £280,000 after claiming a fall at work left him with brain damage. Yacob Adan, 45, is demanding compensation from Premier Foods Plc, the former owner of the iconic bread brand, over the accident in March 2014. He claims he was left unconscious and brain damaged after tripping while pulling a trolley of baking tins at Hovis' factory in Erith, Kent. Mr Adan, who broke his collar bone in the fall, says he has pain-related psychiatric issues, and has been left 'disabled' and unable to work in the seven years since. Lawyers for Premier Foods admitted he was injured but claim Mr Adan has hugely exaggerated his symptoms in a 'fraudulent' bid to inflate his payout.