What’s My Claim Worth settled a case for a young gentleman who was a passenger in his friends car. The driver lost control of his vehicle causing significant injuries to the occupants. Our client suffered a stable fracture to his back and multiple fractures to his elbow requiring surgery which resulted in a bone infection. Our client was employed as a manual worker and was off work for significant periods of time. Due to the expertise of the solicitor dealing with the claim our client received rehabilitation in the form of physiotherapy and counselling early on. The Defendants made an early offer before medical evidence had even been obtained. Early offers are often received and poses a question of uncertainty for clients. Luckily our client had a very experienced solicitor who could illicit as much information about our client’s condition and future outlook as possible to make sure the best advice was provided and the client is provided with full advice in terms of both the advantages and disadvantages of accepting the early offer and the consequences of not accepting it. In order to gain the best insight as to our client’s future risks, in terms of possible deterioration and effect upon work, the team were successful in arranging a medical examination and subsequent report from a Specialist Elbow Surgeon who also had some experience of polytrauma and was also able to comment on the back injury within 21 days of receipt of the offer. Due to the complexities with the claim, a Conference was arranged with a specialist Barrister to discuss the issues and enable our client to make an informed choice. We were very pleased when the claim settled for a six-figure sum following receipt of the medical report within the 21 day period for accepting the offer without adverse cost consequences.
If you have been injured in a road traffic collision either as a passenger, driver, pedestrian, cyclist or motorcyclist give us a call on freephone 01244 568 535 to see if we can help or email our team at info@whatsmyclaimworth.co.uk. WE ARE HERE TO HELP.