Personal injury claims can be a necessity, especially when the injury sustained has resulted in a number of consequential losses such as loss of earnings, medical expenses and treatment costs. So how much can you look to receive when claiming for an injury resulting from a fall?
This is impossible to say at the beginning of the claim – and the main reason for this is that there are many different factors that will affect your settlement and this is why it is so difficult for anyone to ever give a definitive sum. One of the main factors is the medical evidence gathered to support your claim as this is mainly what a settlement will be calculated on.
In this medical report something called a “prognosis period” is given – this gives a time frame of how long you are going to be affected by the injury you have sustained. It is always advisable not to settle your claim until this time period has passed, as you may run the risk of under settling your claim. Your personal injury solicitor should continue to support you throughout this period, logging the progress of your injury and arranging any medical treatment you require. If at the end of this period you are still suffering it may be necessary to arrange another medical appointment which will provide a second prognosis period.
It is really simple – the longer your injuries last (and therefore the more severe they are) the higher the value of your claim. This however is only one half of the story. So far I have only discussed what we call “general damages” which is the sum that compensates you for the original pain and suffering. The other part of your compensation comes from something called “special damages“. These are the losses you have incurred because of your injury such as loss of earnings, medical expenses, and gratuitous care and assistance. This latter one includes any help you have received from friends and family. You simply estimate how much time you have been helped with everyday tasks and we can then look to claim this back as part of the case.
Another factor that can affect your settlement is the No Win No Fee agreement your personal injury solicitor is working on. It is important to ensure that you do receive 100% compensation and make sure nothing is taken away, such as administration fees or disbursements. Here at The Injury Lawyers, we guarantee that you receive 100% of the amount awarded to you and we do not take any legal fees or any other fees from this sum.
A final factor that could possibly affect your settlement after a fall is whether it is proposed that you contributed to the accident occurring. For example: if you sustain injury after falling at work, but you contributed to the accident occurring, this may take away from the figure you are awarded. In this scenario you will only be entitled to the percentage of compensation that is deemed to be the other parties fault.
So if you have been involved in an accident and sustained injury from a fall, contact us today for free no obligation advice. We can get your claim moving straight away and get you back on the road to recovery with private medical care.
