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23/12/2009
Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
A child accident claim by solicitors was made when a child was involved in a road traffic accident. A compensation claim by child accident solicitors and obtained compensation in the sum of £3700, later approved by the court.. Injuries sustained a mild to moderate soft tissue injuries to his neck and hip.
A child accident and injury claim was made when a 7 year old boy was involved in a road traffic accident. He as traveling as a back seat passenger. He had his seat belt on and was in secure booster seat. Another car crashed into his guardian’s left side passenger’s door as it failed to stop at give way lines. The front and side air bags were deployed but the child still suffered from an injury to his right hip and neck pain.
The injured child was taken to accident and emergency hospital. The consultant advised that the child sustained a mild to moderate soft tissue injury to his neck and hip. The consultant advised the injured child to rest so the injuries can recover.
The injured child was absent from school for 7 days but had to take it easy once returning to school. The injury did not fully recover until 10 months after the accident.
Infant Approval & No Win No Fee
The child accident claim solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The infant child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs which was approved by the Court.
Note that that mother who instructed the child accident claim solicitors is known as a litigation friend. For further details see http://childinjuries.co.uk/litigation-friend/
The compensation payment to the infant child was approved by the Court and the compensation to be invested on behalf of the infant child until the child reaches the age of 18 years. At that age the child then in law reaches majority and is able to obtain the compensation from the court with interest that has accumulated since the money was in court.
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23/12/2009
Child accident claim by solicitors, injury compensation claim example:
A child accident claim by solicitors on behalf of a young child was ran over by car. A compensation claim by child accident solicitors obtained £6500 for the injury. Major injury sustained a simple fracture to the leg.
A child accident and injury claim was made when a 12 year old boy was ran over by a driver at speed. The injured child was crossing the main road to his local bus stop to go to school. The injured child suffered a fracture to the leg.
The injured child was in severe pain and had to be taken to accident and emergency hospital for his leg x-rayed. The x-ray results showed the injured child that he had fractured his right leg. The consultant advised the injured child and his mother that he must rest his leg as much as possible. The leg was placed in plaster for 4 weeks, he was on crutches for 2 weeks.
The injured child was absent from school for 4 weeks and was unable to continue his social activities. He also suffered from disturbed sleep due to pain which continued for 2 weeks after the accident.
The Child accident claim solicitors obtained compensation for £6500 for the child.
The child accident claim solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The infant child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs which was approved by the Court.
Note that that mother who instructed the child accident claim solicitors is known as a litigation friend. For further details see http://childinjuries.co.uk/litigation-friend/
The compensation payment to the infant child was approved by the Court and the compensation to be invested on behalf of the infant child until the child reaches the age of 18 years. At that age the child then in law reaches majority and is able to obtain the compensation from the court with interest that has accumulated since the money was in court.
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16/12/2009
Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
A child accident and injury claim was made when a young child stood on a sharp piece of glass that was on the floor in his classroom. A compensation claim by child accident solicitors who acted on behalf of the child obtained £1800. Injuries sustained a cut to the foot.
A child accident and injury claim was made when an 8 year old boy stood on a sharp piece of glass that was left on the floor in a class room. The injured child had stood up and walked towards the classroom door and trod onto the sharp piece of glass. The injured child suffered severe pain.
From the evidence from the School it appears that about 1 week prior to the accident the window within the class room had been broken accidentally when the school was being renovated. It appears that loose fragment of glass had been left behind after it was cleared which resulted in injury to the infant child.
The injured child went to see the school’s first aider for advice and treatment. The child’s parent was telephoned at work to collect the child and take him to hospital. The wound was cleaned and dressed.
The child suffered from pain and discomfort for a period of about 3 months. He was unable to attend school for 1 week during which time he found it difficult to weight bear.
The Child accident and Injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation for £1800 for child’s accident. The child’s mother (known as the litigation friend) also received compensation for expenses in looking after her child.
The child accident and injury solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The infant child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs which was approved by the Court.
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16/12/2009
Child accident solicitors and injury compensation claim example:
A child accident and injury claim was made when a young child was a rear seat passenger in his father’s car driving to school when it was struck from the rear by another vehicle. A compensation claim by child accident solicitors obtained £3300. Injuries sustained a strain in the lower back and minor whiplash injury.
A child accident and injury claim was made when a 12 year old boy was a rear passenger travelling in his father’s car when another car crashed into the rear of their vehicle. The injured child suffered from severe back and neck pain the day following the accident.
The child was taken to hospital. Following examination the consultant diagnosed classic whiplash injury. That the child also suffered from a strain to the lower back which he would recover over time and needed plenty of rest.The injured child also suffered from disturbed sleep following the car accident which persisted for about 2 months after the accident.
The injured child was absent from school for 4 days after the accident but could not participate in his PE lessons until 3 weeks after he returned to school due to lower back and neck pain.
The Child accident and Injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation for £3300 for the trip and fall accident. The child’s mother (known as the litigation friend) also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings.
The child accident and injury solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The infant child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs which was approved by the Court.
Note that that the father who instructed the child compensation injury solicitors is known as a litigation friend. The compensation payment to the infant child was approved by the Court and the compensation to be invested on behalf of the infant child until the child reaches the age of 18 years. At that age the child then in law reaches majority and is able to obtain the compensation from the court with interest that has accumulated since the money was in court.
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16/12/2009
Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
A child accident and injury claim was made when a young child was involved in a road traffic accident. A compensation claim was made by child accident solicitors who obtained £3200. Injuries sustained a whiplash injury.
A child accident and injury claim was made when a 10 year old boy was in the back seat of his mother’s car. Whilst waiting in a supermarket queue in a line of traffic another vehicle hit the child’s mother’s vehicle from the rear. The injured child sustained whiplash injuries when the vehicle was jolted.
The injured child was taken to accident and emergency hospital and was diagnosed with whiplash injuries. The injured child suffered severe pain and began to have continuous nightmares about the accident which disturbed his sleep and led to mood swings. The injured child was absent from school for 5 days due to the road traffic accident. The child made a complete recovery within 12 months from the accident.
The Child accident and Injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation for £3200 for the whiplash injury. The child’s mother (known as the litigation friend) also received compensation for her injuries, expenses and loss of earnings.
The child accident and injury solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The infant child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs which was approved by the Court.
Note that that mother who instructed the child compensation injury solicitors is known as a litigation friend. The compensation payment to the infant child was approved by the Court and the compensation to be invested on behalf of the infant child until the child reaches the age of 18 years. At that age the child then in law reaches majority and is able to obtain the compensation from the court with interest that has accumulated since the money was in court.
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03/12/2009
Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
Child accident and injury claim was made when a young boy was in a road traffic accident. A compensation claim by accident solicitors who acted on behalf of a child obtained £2800. Injuries sustained a minor neck injury.
A child accident and injury claim was made when a 11 year old boy was injured in a road traffic accident due to a head on collision with another driver. The accident impact was at a low speed.
The injured child was thrown forward and backwards causing a whiplash injury. The child was tearful but otherwise well. However the following day the infant child complained of pain in his neck and he was taken to his GP to confirm a whiplash diagnosis.
The injured child also suffered from travel anxiety for 6 months after the accident and he also had sleepless for 3 weeks. The child recovered from the whiplash injury within The 9 months after the accident.
Child accident and Injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation for £2800 for the road traffic accident.
As the child’s mother was partly responsible for the accident as well as the other third party driver, the child obtained compensation from his mother’s insurance company and the other driver’s insurer. The child accident solicitors were unable to act for the mother and the child due to the possible conflict of interest.
All parents will need to be aware that any child (that is a person under the age of 18 years) must have the amount of the accident compensation approved by the Court. The parent of the child called the “litigation friend” instructs the solicitors on the Child’s behalf to claim the child accident compensation. The Court will invest the child’s compensation until the child attains the age of 18 years. The child can then request the compensation plus interest. If the child needs money before the age of 18 years the parents can ask the court for money on account but must explain to the court why.
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03/12/2009
Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
Child accident and injury claim was made when a young child tripped and fell in the road due to a pot hole. A compensation claim by accident solicitors who acted on behalf the child’s parents obtained £3500 compensation. Injuries sustained a hairline minor fracture to the foot.
A child accident and injury claim was made when a 13 year old boy was crossing the road to play on the park. The child tripped and fell due to pot hole in the road. The injured child sustained a fracture to the foot.
The injured child was in severe and was helped to his feet by his friends and dragged across to the pavement to avoid on coming vehicles. The injured child’s father rushed the child to accident and emergency hospital.
The x-ray results showed the injured child that he had a fracture to his foot. The consultant advised the injured child to rest his foot so that the fracture would recover in time. The foot was suitably secured.
The injured child was absent from school for a 1 week. He could not participate in sports and martial arts.
The local council responsible for the accident failed to admit liability as first but following negotiations by the child accident solicitors blame was conceded.
Child accident and injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation for £3500 for the child tripping accident. The child accident and injury solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs from other side. The parents on behalf of the child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs.
All parents will need to be aware that any child (that is a person under the age of 18 years) must have the amount of the accident compensation approved by the Court. The parent of the child called the “litigation friend” instructs the solicitors on the Child’s behalf to claim the child accident compensation. The Court will invest the child’s compensation until the child attains the age of 18 years. The child can then request the compensation plus interest. If the child needs money before the age of 18 years the parents can ask the court for money on account but must explain to the court why.
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03/12/2009
Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
Child accident and injury claim was made when a young girl was injured due to a road traffic accident on the way to school. A compensation claim by accident solicitors who acted on behalf of the child obtained £5000. Injuries sustained whiplash to and minor head injury.
A child accident and injury claim was made when 12 year old girl was injured due to a road traffic accident. The child was on the school bus on the way to school. The school bus had braked heavily when a car pulled out in front of the bus. This caused the injured girl to strike her head on vertical bar immediately in front of the child. The accident to the child also caused her to suffer from whiplash injuries.
The injured child appeared to lose consciousness for a brief period. She was taken to hospital to receive medical attention. The injured child’s parents were told that their daughter would recover in time as the injury to the forehead was badly bruised and swollen but there was no serious injury or damage. It was confirmed she also suffered from whiplash injury. The parents were given suitable guidance concerning head injuries to children and to keep a watchful eye on her.
The injured child was hospitalised for 1 day for observations and was advised by doctors to rest at home until she was well enough to go back to school. The child was absent from school for a period of 2 weeks. The injured child also suffered from minor headaches. There was a full recovery from her whiplash injury within 14 months following the road accident.
Child accident and injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation in the sum of£5000 for the road traffic accident. The child’s parents also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings.
The child accident and injury solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs from other side. The parents on behalf of the child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs.
All parents will need to be aware that any child (that is a person under the age of 18 years) must have the amount of the accident compensation approved by the Court. The parent of the child called the “litigation friend” instructs the solicitors on the Child’s behalf to claim the child accident compensation. The Court will invest the child’s compensation until the child attains the age of 18 years. The child can then request the compensation plus interest. If the child needs money before the age of 18 years the parents can ask the court for money on account but must explain to the court why.
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01/12/2009
Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
A child accident compensation and injury claim was made when a 6 year old child was in the back seat of a car when a driver pulled out of a side road and crashed onto the side of his child’s parent’s car. An accident compensation claim by accident solicitors obtained £2500. Injuries sustained whiplash.
A child accident and compensation injury claim was made when a 6 year old girl was sat in the back seat of the her parents. The vehicle was on the main road which had right of way.
A driver came from a side road, failed to stop at a give way line and crashed into that side of child parent’s vehicle. The injured child sustained whiplash injuries. The child’s mother also sustained similar injuries following the accident.
The day after the accident the injured child’s mother and the child attended accident and emergency department due to ongoing pain and discomfort which materialised the following morning.. The consultant advised that the mother and child both sustained to whiplash injuries and prescribed pain killers.
The injured child also suffered from severe pain and mood swings. She was given calpol to settle her and ease the pain. The injured child’s mother was advised by the consultant to keep her off school for several days until the pain eased. The child made a full recovery from the whiplash injury within 4 months. The mother attended physiotherapy for 2 weeks as the pain had radiated down her back.
The Child accident and Injury compensation solicitors obtained compensation for £2500 for the child’s accident. The child’s mother also received compensation for expenses and loss of earnings. The mother also recovered compensation. The child accident and injury solicitors recovered £3200 on behalf of the mother.
The child accident and injury solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The infant child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs which was approved by the Court.
Note that that mother who instructed the child compensation injury solicitors is known as a litigation friend. The compensation payment to the infant child was approved by the Court and the compensation to be invested on behalf of the infant child until the child reaches the age of 18 years. At that age the child then in law reaches majority and is able to obtain the compensation from the court with interest that has accumulated since the money was in court.
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01/12/2009
Child accident and injury compensation claim example:
A child accident and injury compensation claim was made when a school bus knocked over a 14 year old boy who was walking across a zebra crossing. A compensation claim by child accident compensation solicitors who acted on behalf of injured child’s guardian and obtained £7500. Injuries sustained minor head injuries and soft tissue injury to neck, back and knee.
A child accident and injury compensation claim was made when a 14 year old child was ran over and knocked to the floor by a school bus. The child heavily landed on to the ground suffering minor head injuries and soft tissue injury to the child’s neck, back and knee.
The injured child suffered severe pain, shock and upset. His guardian with parental responsibility for the child was called by the police on the scene and attended the accident and emergency hospital for tests. The consultant advised the injured child to stay off school and to keep a watchful eye on the child. He was in hospital for 2 days for observations. There was to be no long lasting complications.
The injured child was absent from school for a period of 2 weeks as he suffered from headaches, dizziness and nausea. The child also suffered from mood swings, distress and from travel anxiety.
The insurer who acted on behalf of the driver admitted blame for the accident although at first they alleged that the child was to blame in part for the accident. However after further letters written by the child’s accident solicitor to the insurer the allegation of blame against the child was dropped and the insurer admitted liability in full.
The child accident and injury solicitors acted on a NO WIN NO FEE agreement and recovered all legal costs off the insurance company. The infant child received 100% compensation and 0% legal costs which was approved by the Court.
Note that that mother who instructed the child compensation injury solicitors is known as a litigation friend. The compensation payment to the infant child was approved by the Court and the compensation to be invested on behalf of the infant child until the child reaches the age of 18 years. At that age the child then in law reaches majority and is able to obtain the compensation from the court with interest that has accumulated since the money was in court.
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