"There has been a move over the past few years to make claiming compensation for whiplash injuries almost impossible. The driving force, to pardon the pun, has come from the insurance industry which claims they have been paying out far too much money to claimants who suffer whiplash as a result of road traffic accidents. [...]
Some people choose to be represented by themselves rather than hiring a personal injury solicitor, this exposes them to more potential risks that they might face. In an article written by Steven Gursten, he describes a usual picture he sees in his daily practice, where an insurance adjuster will go after and stalk a personal [...]
Cost of medical reports will be drastically cut in the UK in a bid to limit false whiplash insurance claims The price of medical assessments for people that claim to have suffered whiplash in car accidents will be cut in England and Wales in a bid to reduce false whiplash claims. An initial medical report [...]
Serious car accidents require the involvement of an personal injury solicitor to handle the insurance companies and court proceedings. An experienced personal injury solicitor will have the knowledge and skill to handle all aspects of your accident claim. An personal injury solicitor can help you get paid for present and future medical expenditures. A personal [...]
Courts will also be given powers to refuse compensation for personal injuries claimants who have been dishonest in their Compensation Claims. The measures, announced by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), are among several aimed at reducing insurance fraud. Justice secretary Chris Grayling has warned insurance companies he expects the reforms to lead to lower premiums. [...]
Although those are common ways in which millions of us become injured every year, many of us are also suffering at the hands of the items we bring into our home that have become faulty and malfunctioned in such a way that they cause us an injury. It’s even been suggested that this could be [...]
Youth sues mother over road accident A TEENAGE boy from County Limerick who sued his mother following a minor road collision was awarded almost €14,000 in damages. The boy, who is from the Rathkeale area and is now aged 17, initiated the Personal Injury claim through his father following the collision more than [...]
"This is where they put a rod in, obviously the one back here is where the blade cut across my arm," says April Wheeler, showing how much progress she's made over the last nine months. "Everyday I have to look at that and remember the choices you make and remember that day," she says. It [...]
One way is to lend Google Glass to personal injury clients so that they can communicate with their lawyers via Glass to show how their daily lives are affected by their injury. A law firm in Phoenix, Arizona, is operating a pilot scheme with Google Glass, and is looking for ways of using these communications [...]
According to Aviva it is becoming one of the most common types of fraud in the UK and that motor injury fraud now accounts for 54 percent of their total detected claims fraud cost. Over half are from smash for cash claims. ‘Flash for cash’ is another more recent variation of the scam where the [...]