Mr H was extremely happy providing the following review “Outstanding result. I can’t thank you enough, thank you for everything you have done and the support you have provided, thank you so so much.”
What’s My Claim Worth acted for Mr H, who had been injured at work. He worked in an abattoir using a pneumatic circular saw. His colleagues were fooling around squirting water. Mr H suffered a serious laceration to his left, non-dominant wrist including nerve damage which required surgery. His employers were vicariously liable for the actions of their employees.
Although Mr H returned to work after 7 weeks, the Experts in the claim were of the opinion he was permanently disadvantaged on the open labour market due to the numbness and pain he had when gripping which limited his ability to grip, pull, to do heavy lifting and with fine manipulation in the left hand because of the cold intolerance. A claim for future loss of earnings and disadvantage on the open labour market was made based on his net annual salary for a period of 3 years. Liability (fault) for the accident was denied by the Defendant, they blamed Mr H for his own accident for not paying attention to what he was doing.
Most personal injury claims settle mutually between the parties however on this occasion, it was necessary to issue court proceedings and the claim proceeded to Trial where a Judge was required to consider who was at fault. Before the Trial, Mr H made an offer to settle his claim in the sum of £50,000. After a 2 day Trial, Mr H was awarded more than £98,000 for his physical injury and financial losses.
If you have been injured at work we may be able to help you with a claim. Call our personal injury team for free specialist legal advice on 01244 568 535 or email info@whatsmyclaimworth.co.uk. All claims are dealt with on a no win, no fee basis. You can also use our Claims Calculator to see how much your injury may be worth.