How to Calculate a Personal Injury Claim?

What’s My Claim Worth have extensive experience in dealing with accidents which result in whiplash or other personal injury. If you have suffered an accident which has resulted in whiplash or other personal injury, you may be able to claim. Our team understands that it can be a very difficult and daunting time for both you and your family and we fight fearlessly to achieve the compensation that you deserve whilst offering sensitivity, professionalism and unparalleled legal expertise.

The term ‘personal injury’ has a broad definition and includes injuries which have occurred at work or in a public place, road traffic accidents, and health problems caused by the use of a faulty product or medical negligence.

How to calculate a Personal Injury Claim

Compensation, also known as damages, is the amount received by the injured party in a whiplash or other personal injury compensation claim. The aim of awarding damages in any whiplash or other personal injury compensation claim is to put the injured person in the position he or she was in prior to the accident. The amount awarded takes into account not only the injuries themselves, but also damage to property, cost of medical care and any loss of earnings. There are generally two categories of damages awarded for any personal injury compensation claim:

General Damages

This relates to any pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life caused by the injury. It is difficult to precisely calculate this type of damage in monetary terms, but compensation is the only remedy available for the injured party. A medical expert will conduct an examination and report which will form the evidence for an award of general damages. Compensation for loss of enjoyment includes any activity the injured party is no longer able to do, due to their injury, for example, playing football.

Special Damages

These relate to any financial losses incurred by the injured party and as such are easier for the courts and insurance companies to quantify. This category of damages includes:

Any damage to property relating to the accident. For example, vehicle damage as a result of a road traffic accident.
Loss of earnings. This includes both past and any future loss of earnings as a result of the accident.
Any other expenses paid or payable as a result of the accident. For example, if the injured party has had to pay for car hire or health care as a result of the accident.

As with general damages, evidence will need to be presented to support any claim for special damages so it is important to keep track of all payments made and if possible any receipts.

Limitation Period

For all whiplash compensation claims or other personal injury compensation claims, there is a time limit of 3 years from the date the injury occurred to bring a claim for compensation, so it is important to contact a personal injury solicitors as soon as possible after the accident.

Proven Expertise

What’s My Claim Worth were successful in recovering over £2800 for a client who suffered a whiplash injury as a result of a road traffic accident. The client was stationary in his vehicle waiting at a junction when the defendant failed to stop and drove into the rear of his vehicle. The client suffered severe pain to his neck and shoulders and the medical report obtained confirmed that the client was suffering from whiplash. The compensation awarded included general damages for the pain suffered by our client and special damages for travel costs.

How We Can Help

If you have suffered an accident which has resulted in a personal injury or whiplash you should not hesitate to contact us or to try our ‘Calculate my claim’ feature on the right side of this page to see what your claim may be worth. We understand that the injuries that you have suffered can have severe consequences on your day to day life. When fighting for your compensation we take into account if you have had to take time off work, if you have had to pay for medication and any other losses that you may have incurred.

At What’s My Claim Worth we have a specialist team of lawyers who have been involved in many personal injury compensation claims as a result of whiplash or other injuries.

Call 0800 849 2220 to speak to a member of our specialist team of personal injury lawyers who will assist you further with this matter.

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