For many, an injury to the index finger is worse than injuries to other fingers. It can be the primary finger to use, so an injury to something as small as an index finger can still have such significant consequences.
So what are we looking at for payouts for index finger compensation claims, and what can you include in a case?
What can I claim for?
You can claim for the injury itself and for associated losses and expenses. How much you are entitled to for the injury is down to the severity and length of the suffering. Generally speaking, the more you suffer, the more we get for you.
When it comes to losses and expenses (known as Special Damages) you can claim for reasonable consequential losses and expenses related to the accident or injury.
Examples of this could be:
- Lost earnings from time off of work
- Medication expenses for the pain
- Travel expenses – especially if you need to use taxis and buses for visits to hospital given the difficultly in driving with an index finger injury
- Costs of private medical care – like physiotherapy
How much is the injury claim worth?
As I said earlier, it’s all about the length and severity of the suffering. We will use expert medical evidence to prove the value of the claim, but the official guidelines we use to help us value claims say that:
- Total loss of index finger: around £13,400
- Partial loss of index finger: £8,700 – £13,400
- Fracture of index finger: £6,500 – £8,700
Minor soft tissue injuries will of course be lower than the brackets above. To determine how much it is though, it is all about the level of the suffering.
To maximise your claim, the best thing to do is to instruct a firm of specialist personal injury lawyers like us.
All we do is represent victims for accident claims so we know how to get the best possible payouts for our clients.
We also don’t have to take the standard 25% that most other firms will take, and we don’t normally have upfront fees either. We can often get you more money as well as save you more money as well.
