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PEDESTRIAN RECEIVES SUSTANTIAL COMPENSATION AFTER BEING STRUCK BY CAR AND SUFFERING MULTIPLE INJURIES

Our client was a pedestrian who was crossing a busy road when she was struck by a car.  She sustained multiple Injuries, including fractures to the pelvis and leg, internal bleeding and facial fractures.  She suffered ongoing symptoms from her injuries in the form of double incontinence, memory loss, depression and required continuing full time care.  We were able to recover personal injury compensation for her of £20,000.

A brief summary of events is set out below.

Date of Accident:  February 2015

Time between formal instruction and successful conclusion:  We took on the case in May 2015 and settled it in April 2017.

How the claim proceeded:  Our client lived in Ireland with her Care Worker, as she suffered with severe epilepsy, but had family in England who she visited regularly.  It was whilst on a visit to her family, whilst staying in a local hotel, her accident happened.  Having gone to nearby shops to buy food for herself and her Carer, she was crossing the road when she was knocked over by a car.  An ambulance was called and she was taken to a nearby hospital where she stayed for several weeks, so it was some time before she made contact with us.

Having taken full details of the accident, we sent a formal letter of claim to the car driver’s insurers.  It was then necessary to obtain copies of our client’s GP and hospital records and contact the police for any information they might have relating to the accident.  Unfortunately, the collision report and CCTV footage received from the police provided no further information.

It was September 2015 before our client’s mobility had improved sufficiently for her to be able to walk short distances outside with the aid of a stick, whilst still requiring continuous full time care at home.  We therefore arranged for her to see a local solicitor in Ireland, to give a full and detailed statement of the events which occurred on the day of her accident, the subsequent medical treatment she received and how her condition was affecting her ongoing day to day living.  Sadly, due to her memory loss, her account of events was unclear.

The next step was to arrange for an Orthopaedic Surgeon to review our client’s medical records, examine her and provide us with a detailed written report of his findings, which we received in April 2016.  It documented our client’s injuries, ongoing symptoms, in the form of significant pain and discomfort in her left shoulder, pelvis, hip and knee and indicated that even with ongoing physiotherapy and rehabilitation treatment for a further 12-18 months, she was unlikely to regain full movement of her hip and knee.

By June 2016 the insurers had neither admitted nor denied liability for the accident, so in an attempt to progress the case further, and with our client’s approval, we proposed a settlement offer to the insurers on a 75%/25% liability basis, with our client accepting 25% responsibility for the accident and the insurers accepting 75%.  It was 5 months before the insurers responded, rejecting the offer on the basis that they were obtaining further liability evidence.  When we pressed them for further details of the evidence obtained, they failed to respond, merely requesting sight of medical evidence to substantiate our client’s injuries and details of the financial losses she suffered as a result of the accident.

In February 2017, with our client’s authority, we submitted the medical evidence to the insurers and just a few weeks later we finally received an offer to settle the case from the insurers for £20,000, which our client agreed to accept.

Were Court proceedings necessary?:  No.

Outcome:  The client secured £15,000 for her injuries and £5,000 for her financial losses, including care expenses for the additional assistance she required over and above normal requirements.

Comment:  This case took some time to conclude and despite trying to negotiate with the insurers on the subject of liability for the accident, it was only when they saw sight of our client’s medical evidence, which showed the full extent of her injuries, that they made an offer to settle the claim before we took steps to issue court proceedings.

PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM SOLICITORS:-

If you have suffered any form of accident or contracted an industrial disease contact personal injury claims specialists Hinchliffes Solicitors for immediate legal advice, to find out if you are entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation.  All cases are conducted on a No Win No Fee and No Risk basis.

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