Pupil Personal Accident Claims

Use our calculator to determine a reasonable settlement payment for a car accident, slip and fall, or other type of personal injury case.

When liability for an injury is denied by an insurance company, or when an Injuries Board claim assessment is rejected, a case must be settled either by direct negotiation with the insurance company or through the courts. It would certainly be ill advised to attempt to claim compensation in Ireland without a solicitor if court action is required, and negotiations with insurance companies are best handled by an experienced solicitor.

Colonial Life keeps telling Ronnie that they are reviewing his claim, call them back in 3-7 work days. He waits. He calls back. They got more information, returned case to review. Call back in 3-7 work days. He waits. He calls back. Same story, over and over again! Can you go for 8-10 weeks no pay? I am telling this story everywhere I can. These thieves need to be stopped.

Found in favour of a Plaintiff who was struck with a fist in the left jaw area and suffered what was described as a serious TMJ injury. The court did not deal with a soft tissue whiplash injury, but only the TMJ dysfunction. The injury resulted in a permanent disorder, quantified at about an 8% disability of the whole person. The Plaintiff was treated with splint therapy. This was not the type of injury that would require costly or painful surgery. The Plaintiff was awarded $18,000.00 in general damages, $5,000.00 for past dental costs and $16,500.00 for future care costs, which, updated to 2009 is $23,036.00, $6,399.00 and $21,117.00 respectively.

Stephanie Inglis, 27, who won silver competing for Scotland in the women's 57kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, had an accident in Ha Long, north east Vietnam, where she had gone to teach English for six months. Her skirt caught in a wheel and pulled her off the bike. She has sustained severe brain injuries and has been transferred to hospital in Hanoi in a critical state. She is in a coma and there has been a lot of bleeding and swelling to the brain.

Yes. We understand that a whiplash injury can cause severe pain, and often wreaks havoc with our sleep. The debilitating nature of a whiplash injury can render all physical activities that were once easy to perform, painful chores. This is why the law allows you to claim compensation for your loss of amenity; the deterioration of your daily life because of your injury.

Accident Advice Helpline, as our name suggests, offer free advice via our 24-hour helpline. Our friendly staff will ask you a few details about the circumstances that led to your injury and will give you an honest assessment of your injury claim's chances of success. If we feel you have a strong case, we endeavour to find you the best lawyer we can, and we will keep you informed of what's happening every step of the way.

Accidents at work are another area that we focus on as a speciality. Your employer has a legal requirement to make sure that you work in safety. Even if they have done that then accidents can still happen. If you would like to talk to us about an incident at your place of work, including asbestos compensation claims , industrial deafness, industrial disease, industrial injury compensation including slips ,trips, and falls then please contact us.

Don't jump at an offer from an independent adjuster to provide extra help before working with your insurance company and state insurance department. Freelance adjusters charge a percentage of your payout - typically 10% to 15% of the amount recovered. In Joplin, as well as areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, some public adjusters showed up right after the storm and tried to get people to sign on with them before going through the claims process with their insurer. If you decide to use a public adjuster, be sure he or she is licensed with your state insurance department.

MVA July 27, 1994. Plaintiff was an active athlete and had been employed with Canadian Airlines as a male clerk. The Plaintiff suffered soft tissue injuries in the accident but had a prior history of fibromyalgia together with degenerative arthritis in both knees. Nevertheless, the court awarded $200,000.00 for loss of future earning capacity (updated to 2009 is $238,091.00) plus $10,000.00 for cost of retraining.