Allison Pepper, one of our specialist solicitors here at What’s My Claim Worth successfully concluded a claim in 18 months which is unusual in these types of cases and court proceedings were not necessary.
Our client, a young male, was a passenger in the Defendant’s vehicle who lost control travelling at high-speed which caused the vehicle to roll. Our client’s arm was out of the window when the vehicle was rolling and he suffered significant tissue damage. Despite best efforts by the Surgeons, it was impossible to save the limb and our client had emergency surgery to amputate his arm above the elbow.
Our client had previously been an extremely competitive off-road cyclist and competed in a number of competitions. Our client had also worked in a manual role. Astonishingly, our client returned to work one month after the accident, his job role being modified to allow him to continue working. After returning to work for a significant period he found working full time was more than he could handle and he changed his job role.
We were able to secure state of the art replacement prosthetic limbs very early for our client by way of interim payments and before medical reports were obtained, together with fitting costs and training our client how to use them correctly to ensure maximum functionality. The amount of money our client received included the cost of prosthetics throughout his life. In addition we secured funding for a gym arm and a cycling arm, both of which were obtained for his life time. A claim was made for future care and assistance in terms of gardening and heavier DIY tasks, adaptations to his home, additional vehicle and holiday costs.
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