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| Recently a man was awarded £20,000 after making | | | | By making a personal injury claim, the reasons and |
| a claim for broken ankle compensation following an | | | | events that led to the injury are highlighted. The |
| accident at work. The man developed Deep Vein | | | | victim can help prevent similar injuries by raising |
| Thrombosis after he trod on an uneven manhole | | | | awareness of the risks and helping to minimise them. |
| cover and broke his ankle. He's now faced with | | | | If you decide that claiming for broken ankle |
| taking medicine for the rest of his life to prevent a | | | | compensation is the right thing for you, there are a |
| fatal blood clot forming. | | | | few factors you need to consider. Firstly, making a |
| Another high case which attracted attention | | | | compensation claim is expensive but if you choose to |
| was the woman in Essex who received £9,000 | | | | work with specialists who offer a "no win no fee" |
| after falling down a step and fracturing her ankle, | | | | arrangement, it won't cost you anything if you don't |
| forcing her to take six months off work sick. | | | | win. |
| It's rare that payouts for broken ankle compensation | | | | If your injury has prevented you from working, you |
| claims would reach these sums often; the standard | | | | will have a much stronger case for claiming to recoup |
| amount usually awarded is between £3,000 and | | | | loss of earnings if you can provide a definitive figure. |
| £4,000 depending on the extent of the damage. | | | | The purpose of compensation is to reimburse you |
| With a standard ankle break it will usually take one | | | | for a loss of earnings because you've had to take |
| month before you can walk, and a further two or | | | | time off work, or to cover new costs such to help |
| three weeks before it is properly healed. Complex | | | | you care for your ankle. |
| breaks often require surgery to repair prolongs the | | | | To date the record payout for a personal injury claim |
| recovery time significantly. People tend to make | | | | is over £11 million. It was awarded to a man who |
| claims for broken ankle compensation because they | | | | was paralysed after the car he was in collided with a |
| are forced to take time off work in order for the | | | | wall at 50 mph. He broke his neck and damaged his |
| injury to heal properly. The reduction in pay and | | | | spine so badly that he can't move his legs and he has |
| consequent financial difficulties it causes means that | | | | little control over his arms. The amount awarded was |
| many people are tempted to return to work early, | | | | divided into a £4.25 million payout, with a £235,000 |
| which is detrimental to the healing process. Making a | | | | payment each year to provide for his lifelong care. |