Child Accident Claims – Road Accident – Injury Index Finger
15/07/2009Child accident claims – Road Accident on a Bus – Injury to Index Finger.
Child injury to right index finger when travelling on a bus. It was a soft tissue injury. The bus stopped suddenly throwing the child forward off the child’s seat. The child also suffered from disturbed sleep, low mood and anxiety whilst on a bus. The solicitors presented the evidence at the child’s hearing stating that the child recovered from the accident within 6 months but that the child suffered from travel anxiety 12 months post accident. The pain in the finger resolved within about 5 months of the accident. The child also suffered from broken sleep for 1 week and low mood for 3 weeks.
The Judge at the infant settlement hearing after hearing from the child accident solicitors awarded the sum of
£1,600 for the injury claims.
