What’s My Claim Worth settled a claim for a client for £50,000 after her car was hit whilst stationary in a layby with her two children in the car. Allison Pepper, from our personal injury department submitted a claim to the Defendant’s Insurers. Liability (fault) was denied by the Insurers as there were considerable delays in the police completing their investigation report.
Due to the nature of the accident our client had no recollection of the events leading up to the high speed collision as she suffered serious injuries including a bleed on the brain, dental injuries, fractured spine, fracture to the scapular and soft tissue injuries to her hip and psychological injuries.
Appreciating the risk of the claim proceeding the Insurers made an offer of £35,000 early in the case which put our client at risk of failing to beat it if she went on to recovery as it was anticipated.
To check there would not be any future problems like increased risk of epilepsy, our client was advised to wait to be examined by a specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon, Neurologist and Psychologist. From the information contained in our client’s medical records, it was evident the brain injury settled without future risk of deterioration, but we could not be absolutely sure. Shortly before the examinations took place, our client had a head and pelvis MRI which were entirely positive, and it became likely our client may not beat their offer of £35,000.
The Solicitor was able to negotiate and secure settlement for £50,000 after an examination had taken place with the Psychologist. The claim settled just before the examination with the Neurologist and Orthopaedic Surgeon as our client did not want to risk the further medical evidence reducing the potential value of her claim.
If you have been injured in a road traffic collision and would like to make a claim, call our team on 01244 568 535 or email info@whatsmyclaimworth.co.uk. You will be able to speak with a solicitor who can advise you. You can also use our Claims Calculator to see how much your injury may be worth.