Injury and personal item damage after crash
Discussion
oyster said:
Is it not a workplace accident if you are injured in a works vehicles whilst working?
In which case doesn't your employer have a duty of care to ensure you receive the appropriate level of cover (medically and for financial losses)?
The fact the accident happenned at work is releveant but not conclusive. In which case doesn't your employer have a duty of care to ensure you receive the appropriate level of cover (medically and for financial losses)?
The employer has a duty of care not to injure the employee as a consequence of its own negligence.
This injury was caused by the negligence of a third party and the employer is not vicariously liable for this to the employee.
Pro Bono said:
Sorry to be blunt, but this is just stupid advice.
How can you possibly believe that employing a specialist solicitor to represent you is "3rd party interference"? Have you the faintest idea what making a claim for personal injuries involves? You're asking the OP, who like most people, hasn't a clue about what he's entitled to or how to get it, to do the work of a solicitor with years of training and experience. How would you expect him to obtain medical evidence, for example?
Not only that, but you're advising the OP that he would be better doing all the crappy admin work himself, even though he'd have to learn it all from scratch and even though a solicitor will do it all for nothing.
And what if the insurers make a derisory offer, as they're quite likely to when dealing with a claim from someone who doesn't know what to ask for? No doubt you'd then advise the OP that he can easily issue his own court proceedings, bish, bash bosh.
Do you by any chance work in an insurance company personal injury department?
Haha....I was going to ask you the same question. So it's a "Specialist Solicitor" now.... Talk about make a mountain out of a molehill. I bet the OP has not even bothered to phone the insurance company and even start a conversation. Medical evidence ?? You have heard of doctors haven't you and your medical record held by them which funnily enough gets updated when you go and see them because you've had a bump. How can you possibly believe that employing a specialist solicitor to represent you is "3rd party interference"? Have you the faintest idea what making a claim for personal injuries involves? You're asking the OP, who like most people, hasn't a clue about what he's entitled to or how to get it, to do the work of a solicitor with years of training and experience. How would you expect him to obtain medical evidence, for example?
Not only that, but you're advising the OP that he would be better doing all the crappy admin work himself, even though he'd have to learn it all from scratch and even though a solicitor will do it all for nothing.
And what if the insurers make a derisory offer, as they're quite likely to when dealing with a claim from someone who doesn't know what to ask for? No doubt you'd then advise the OP that he can easily issue his own court proceedings, bish, bash bosh.
Do you by any chance work in an insurance company personal injury department?
I'll leave it there and let the OP make their own mind up how complicated they want to make it.
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