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Success story! Client awarded more than £320k

Following negotiations with the defendant, client was offered more than £320,000.00. 

On the day of the accident our client parked the car and walked on the pavement to work. He had done the walk many times before without incident. That day the driver lost control of his vehicle, mounted the kerb colliding into him and knocking him to the ground. As a result he sustained multiple injuries

Police and an ambulance were called and he was taken to the A&E department by the Paramedics.

Injuries

Following the incident, doctors had organised for a client to undergo an x-ray to establish the results of his injuries. The x-ray had shown that he had a fracture of left and right upper tibia/ knee for which he required surgical fixation. Not only he was diagnosed with back, neck, shoulders and head injuries, but also suffered from shock and headaches.

Later client developed a clot in his lung for which he had to be re-admitted to Hospital.

In total he stayed of 6 weeks in hospital after the incident and had to use wheelchair for a while. As a result, client struggled with his social and domestic activities.

Since our client suffered from a lot of pain in his legs, it hindered a lot of his daily activities. initially he was on bed rest for nearly 6 weeks. Then as he started sitting up he started getting increasing back pain.

For the first few months, until he was able to bear the weight on his right leg again, he required the assistance of his wife for activities such as washing and dressing, but he also struggled to sleep as a result of the discomfort. His sleep was disturbed, and he could only sleep for 3 – 4 hours per day with ongoing pain and nightmares/ psychological symptoms.

Furthermore, before the accident he was very active. He used to enjoy cycling, going to park and fixing his car – all of which he is unable to pursue. Unfortunately, he had to alter his lifestyle.

What we did to help
Having approached LITKRAFT about his claim, our expert solicitors understood that our client would possibly require future care.

We instructed a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon to produce a medical report to determine the severity of client’s injuries. To do this the surgeon reviewed our client’s medical records and examined his injuries during a face to face appointment.
We secured a number of interim payments over £22,009, as he was losing earnings due to time off work for surgery. This meant that our client was able to recover properly after his surgeries and take the appropriate time off work.

We translated all correspondence from solicitors, medical experts and others.

How much he was awarded
Following negotiations with the defendant, client was offered more than £320,000.00. He accepted this offer and was very thankful for our assistance with his claim.

 

 

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