A nerve damage injury claim seeks compensation when you are injured in an accident that was not your fault. You can suffer nerve damage in a slip on a restaurant floor, a car crash or in a workplace accident.
Nerve damage can happen anywhere in the body. The pain in your arms, legs, or back can affect your ability to work, drive and live a normal life. The compensation claim for the personal injury is for the effects of the nerve damage today and in the future.
Your personal injury solicitor seeks to recover damages for the nerve damage through a claims process. If you or a loved one have been injured and your life impacted by an accident that was someone else’s fault, a claim for compensation seeks financial redress for the injuries and financial losses.
If you have suffered nerve damage in an accident and it was not your fault, The Personal Injury Team No Win No Fee solicitors can file your compensation claim for the money you deserve.
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What is a nerve damage claim?
A nerve damage claim is the legal process to seek compensation for your injuries and the effects of it on your life. When you suffer nerve damage in an accident, and it is not your fault, you might be able to claim compensation.
Nerve damage happens in Road Traffic Accidents, workplace accidents, and slips, trips, and falls in public places. The nerve damage can be debilitating, affect your ability to care for yourself, and you could have difficulty finding work and having a social life.
You may lose the use of an arm or leg and be off work for some time recovering from a nerve damage injury. You could need hospital care and have significant medical bills to pay after any accident, and nerve damage injuries may need specialist care. The claim you make seeks compensation to cover the costs of the injury and the effects of it on your life.
A No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can review your case and advise if you have a valid nerve damage claim for compensation.
Common claims for nerve damage injuries
Common claims for nerve damage injuries range from sliced nerves in a road traffic accident to a Repetitive Strain Injury at work and injury to the spine in a fall at a restaurant.
Nerve damage injuries usually come from day-to-day activities where an employer, business owner or road user breaches their duty of care to you, causing an accident. You are injured in the accident, and you make a claim for the nerve damage injury.
Common claims for nerve damage injury are:
Nerve damage in a workplace accident claim
Nerve damage in a workplace accident can have you off work for a time, and you may find it difficult to find similar work again when you recover. Many employees suffer nerve injury to the back, which could be with them for life.
Nerve damage from a workplace accident can be:
Your employer owes you a duty of care, and if they breach that duty of care, you could suffer a nerve damage injury.
Nerve damage in a Road Traffic Accident claim
Nerve damage in a road traffic accident can have severe consequences, and many people suffer injuries that are with them for life. Even a simple knock from another car can damage a nerve, which may take time to recover.
Nerve damage in a road traffic accident can happen:
Drivers on the road owe a duty of care to other road users, including passengers, and you may have a compensation claim if they breach that duty of care, causing nerve damage.
Nerve damage due to a Repetitive Strain Injury at work claim
Nerve damage due to a Repetitive Strain Injury at work is common among office workers but can happen to anyone in manual factory work or doing work with repeated motions.
Nerve damage due to an RSI can be:
An RSI is avoidable, but if you suffer one at work, your employer may be responsible due to a breach of their duty of care to you.
Nerve damage due to medical negligence
Nerve damage due to medical negligence can happen in the hospital, GP clinic or private practice. Medical professionals owe you a duty of care and should take all the necessary steps to avoid causing you nerve damage.
Nerve damage due to medical negligence can be:
You may have a claim for compensation if a medical professional causes you nerve damage when you are in their care.
Nerve damage injury in a public place claim
Nerve damage injury in a public place can occur after a slip, trip or fall in a bar, restaurant or even when out walking the dogs. The owner of a premises open to the public has a duty of care to all users of their property.
Public place nerve damage injuries can be:
An injury in a public place due to a breach of the owner’s duty of care may be a case of public liability. You may be able to seek compensation in a nerve damage injury claim against the owner.
Compensation for a nerve damage injury claim
You can seek more than £10,000 compensation for a nerve damage injury claim, and awards of more than £10 million are seen in some cases. Nerve damage could affect your ability to work and exercise or even to live an independent life.
Nerve damage takes time to heal, and you may need surgery to relieve the effects on your life.
You can claim compensation for the effects of the nerve damage today and in the future. The amount awarded depends on the severity of your injury to the nerves and the impact on your life.
Amounts of compensation in a nerve damage injury claim are:
Who is eligible to claim for a nerve damage injury?
You can claim for a nerve damage injury if you are injured in an accident that was not your fault or wholly your fault.
An employee may be able to claim for a workplace accident, as can the passenger in the car hit by another one or the cyclist knocked off at a junction when the driver did not look to the right.
Anyone who suffers a nerve damage injury may be able to claim for compensation when involved in an accident on the road, in the workplace or when in public.
Dependents may be able to claim compensation if a loved one cannot represent themselves after an accident that was not their fault or only partially their fault.
A dependent is defined as:
You may be able to claim compensation if you depend on someone who cannot represent themselves after an accident, and your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can help with the case.
Whiplash in nerve damage injury claims
Whiplash in nerve damage injury claims generally refers to a soft tissue injury to the neck, back or shoulders. These injuries are typically suffered by those who are the victim of a “rear end shunt” when their vehicle is hit to the rear by another road user.
Symptoms include pain, stiffness, difficulty turning the neck and shoulder, and chronic pain. You can suffer a whiplash injury as a passenger or driver, which can be devastating.
A fixed tariff for whiplash claims applies to road accidents occurring after 31 May 2021, and compensation amounts are significantly lower than before this legislation and change in the law.
No Win No Fee personal injury solicitors deal with whiplash injury claims daily but usually only as part of a larger road traffic injury claim involving more significant injuries such as a back injury, nerve damage, facial scarring, and broken bones.
Who is at fault for a nerve damage injury?
A property owner, your employer, or a car driver may be responsible for a nerve damage injury claim. If someone owes you a duty of care and they breach that duty of care, causing your nerve damage, you may have a personal injury claim.
It does not matter where the nerve damage injury happened, be it in the office, on the road or even in the gym. There is a duty of care on the employer, business owner or fellow road user, and as such, they may be responsible for your nerve damage injury.
Your employer should ensure employees are fully trained for any work they do in the workplace. The driver must follow the rules of the road when driving, and every property owner must take care to provide a safe premises for guests and users.
The duty of care is on the employer, driver and property owner, and any breach of that duty of care could result in an accident and you suffering nerve damage injury.
The responsible party in a nerve damage injury claim could be:
When the property owner, car driver or employer is negligent in their duty of care to you, you could have a claim for nerve damage injury compensation.
A No Win No Fee solicitor can take your case and use their experience of nerve damage injury claims when claiming compensation in an accident that was not your fault.
How long do I have to make a claim for a nerve damage injury?
You have three years to make a claim for a nerve damage injury. The three years in any compensation claim usually begin when you suffered the nerve damage injury, became aware of the injury, or were diagnosed with the injury.
Personal injury compensation claims for the nerve damage injury must generally be brought and court proceedings issued within three years of the injury.
In the case of children, the time limit for a nerve damage injury claim only begins when they turn 18. Parents or guardians can start a compensation claim for children under the age of 18.
Your No Win No Fee personal injury solicitor can advise you on making the nerve damage injury claim and how long you have to make any accident compensation claim.
Find out how much you can claim for a nerve damage injury today
Use our online assessment tool today to determine how much you can claim for your nerve damage injury. The RSI, the damaged nerves at the base of the spine or the trapped nerve in the neck may be with you for life, and you may be able to claim compensation.
The Personal Injury Team FREE online assessment tool will put you in direct touch with one of our team, who will give you a full rundown of what can happen with your nerve damage injury claim.
Compensation amounts for a nerve damage injury claim vary, and expert advice from one of our team members can help you with an idea of compensation for this common injury.
Only by contacting one of our team will you get a nerve damage injury claim up and running today.
Contact your Personal Injury Team today for immediate expert nerve damage injury advice tailored to you.
