What’s my Claim Worth obtained compensation for a man who sustained a painful burn injury to his leg whilst at work.
Our client had a bucket of boiling hot water kicked over his leg by a colleague and he sustained a painful burn with considerable blistering and redness to the skin.
We advised our client that his employers could be liable for the actions of his colleague. This was on the basis that an employer is vicariously liable for the actions of their employees.
Although the initial injury was very painful our client was extremely lucky in that his injuries healed within a few weeks and although he was left with some markings for a while he was not left with any permanent scarring to his leg.
What’s my Claim Worth dealt with the claim on a No Win No Fee basis.
We contacted our client’s employers to notify them of the claim but they failed to respond. They did not acknowledge the claim, nor did they pass it to their Employer’s Liability Insurers to deal with, which they are required to do.
Due to the employer’s lack of response, an Application was made to Court to obtain an Order to force our client’s employer to disclose documents they had which related to the accident.
What’s My Claim Worth successfully obtained the Order and our client’s employer finally contacted their Employers Liability Insurers who dealt with the claim.
The Insurers eventually admitted liability for the accident, but suggested our client was partly to blame for the accident. This is known as contributory negligence.
We successfully argued that our client had no way of knowing what his colleague would do and the Insurers withdrew their allegation of contributory negligence and admitted liability in full.
We were then able to negotiate settlement of the claim with the Defendant’s Insurer.
Although our client’s injury only lasted a few weeks, because it was initially very painful due to it being a burn, we were able to recover £1,500 compensation.