Carol asks…

Lost part of my finger at work, is it worth claiming? what could I get?

I work in a restaurant, in an accident in the kitchen part of my little finger was cut off between the knuckle and nail. Luckily it was re-attached in time in hospital.

Can i claim for compensation? is it worth it? how much might I get?

I live in England so I don’t know how other countries may differ but all help is much appreciated.

Thanks

admin answers:

I’m not sure of the compensation laws in England but at the very minimum you will be compensated for any lost time from work all medical costs paid and if you lost any movement or your finger has any problems at all you will receive compensation for the “loss” of function in your finger but it won’t be alot but if you do have function loss it would be worth looking into. Most attorneys will give a free consultation and they will be able to tell you if it worth fighting for…GOOD LUCK!!!

Susan asks…

Compensation from a car accident?

My husband just had an accident last wednesday. our suv got totaled and the saddest part is we only got 1 yr left to totally pay off the suv. my husband wasn’t at fault in this accident, he was headed off to work when an another suv who was parked somewhere along the road made an illegal u-turn and didn’t see our suv coming and my husband was too close to react so he hit the other suv. my husband didn’t go to the hospital right away, coz he thought he was ok, just got a bruised on his forehead. but the day after the accident he decided to go coz he started having body pains. doctor gave him some ointment for his body pains and a medication to keep his blood pressure low/balance coz his BP shoot up coz of the accident. the doc also advised him to see a chiropractor and so he did. yesterday my husband told me that his chiropractor told him that he needed to have a chiropractic care for 3 months coz his neck and back are not in right alignment/position or shape or whatever you call it. now my question is could he ask for some compensation for all the troubles that this accident caused him? by the way we live here in bay area…california.

admin answers:

Ok appears your suv is totaled; the other company if they accept full responsibility will pay ACV; that means the value of your SUV pre-accident.

Yes, have pains/bruises etc; they will pay you a settlement of your bills plus pain/suffering; but since this is chiropractic, dint be planning your next vacation; meaning this is whiplash/sprain/strain and should be resolved w/in a month to 2;

as long as the other company accepts liability, they will pay the ACV of your SUV; they will also settle for your husbands injury;

what your husband had is expected and not ordinary; so, will get some money for his pain/suffering; but since this is chiropractor treatment does not hold a lot of creditability.

He did not go to the ER; did not have physical therapy; his blood pressure shot up; it will under any kind of stress, but goes down;

like i said; don’t be making plans to spend your windfall and god forbid you get an attorney, will kiss off 1/3 to the lawyer and most likely maybe able to buy a dinner out with your windfall.

Good luck

Sharon asks…

Car accident settlement amount?

I was in a car accident late august, and am now starting to settle the claim. The other driver was at fault, and I was injured. My car was totaled, and I’ve already been compensated for that. Now comes the medical.
I had an ER visit, a normal doctors visit, 5 physical therapy appointments, as well as being prescribed vicodin, muscle relaxant, and extra-strong ibuprofen. I had an acute cervical strain, which was basically a back injury. I couldn’t bend over to wash my legs without being in considerable pain for weeks. Even now that the therapy is over I still suffer some left over stiffness in the lower back if I over do bending or lifting.
I just talked to the at-fault’s insurance company, and they’re offering me $700, plus 3 days work compensation. Does this sound right? I was offered $700 first day just from the ER visit!
I’ve been told from my dads insurance agent (who is a good friend of his as well) that the compensation should at least match the medical expenses, which I also know has to be well over $1,500.
Does anyone have an idea how much I should be compensated? Or how to argue with the companies to get the right amount? I’m afraid I can’t afford a lawyer….

admin answers:

If you want to know what your medical bills are….go get copies of them.

Go by the ER billing office and get a copy of their bill. There may also be separate bills for the ER Physician and the Radiologist (if xrays were done). If you were transported from the scene by EMS – contact them and get a copy of that bill.

Then go to your normal dr and get a copy of his bill for the date of service that was related the the accident.

Then go to the physical therapist and get a copy of their bill.

Then keep copies of the bills for yourself and send another copy to the adjuster.

If you want to negotiate on the bills…you need to know what your actual medical costs were not guess.

In essence, you had a soft tissue injury. A sprain. It’s not a big injury.

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Your Questions About Compensation Claim Uk

by admin on February 19, 2012

Paul asks…

She she be sacked ( fired ) ?

I found out last night that a friend of mine recently needed to get the morning after pill . She went into Boots ( a UK Pharmacy and shop ) at 15.40hrs approx’ and went to the counter . There was only one person working the pharmacy and she was a Pakistani Muslim . She refused to serve my friend on the grounds that it is against her religion to sell the morning after pill . This meant my friend had less than twenty minutes to get ten miles to the next Boots ( as they all shut at 16.00hrs on a Sunday , which it was ) .
Personally I don’t care what your religious views are , if you take a job then you have to do that job . I believe that this woman should be sacked and prosecuted for a failure to provide a duty of care and possible for religious bigotry and racism .
I believe my friend has a valid case for a compensation claim against Boots for dereliction of duty , stress caused , travel expenses , and employing an unsuitable employee .

What do you think ?
This is true . I’m not a troll .
rabhimself2 ; Sounds like you’ve been brain washed to me .
Italianissssima ; This wasn’t a young girl making a mistake it was a fully grown woman , qualified phamacist that was making an issue out of her religion at the expence of others . In essence denying the puplic their rights in an act of religious/racist bigotory .
I’ve read the link and the pharmacy society should be utterly ashamed of themselves .

Yet another example of PC bullsh!t gone mad .
Affy ; They’re easy to sopt if you’ve got any sort of knowlage .

More to the point , we’ve established that she was legally within her rights to refuse to serve the morning after pill . This law is clearly wrong and should be changed immediatly , in my opimion . But the point is was she morally within her rights ? I believe no she was not . This is the 21st century , we should be going forward not allowing certain groups to drag us back to the dark ages simply because of their backward medievil religions ( I include all religion in that statement ) .

admin answers:

Yep she should be sacked,it`s not up to her who she thinks is worthy of purchaseing a product,,in fact it grounds for legal action against Boots,,

John asks…

What inspire you “state sovereignty” to refuse the two Holocaust survivors K.J Goldstein and P. Gingold

The two Holocaust survivors suing the US government and the Bush family for a total of $40bn in compensation claim both materially benefited from Auschwitz slave labour during the second world war.

Kurt Julius Goldstein, 87, and Peter Gingold, 85, began a class action in America in 2001, but the case was thrown out by Judge Rosemary Collier on the grounds that the government cannot be held liable under the principle of “state sovereignty”.
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“the state sovereignty” what pretty notion to excuse Bush dinasty sovereign and monarch, isn’t ?
In France we had the Papon process, why not the Bush process ? An historical anomaly, isn’t it ?

What do think about a rehearing process in 2008 ?
Now we know “the base” “al qaeda” is Bush family !

Here the link to the guardian paper http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/sep/25/usa.secondworldwar

admin answers:

It is water under the bridge, let go

Sandra asks…

White lining on your side of the road – legal or not?

Overtaking a static queue of cars on a motorbike, taking into account that solid white lines must not be crossed (with the usual exceptions), if you are on “your” side of the road i.e. keeping left of the centre line (UK) do you still have right of way over cars pulling out from driveways on the nearside, turning across you?

This is a personal question as I did get wiped out doing this years ago and only got 50/50 on my compensation claim, but I still white line every day (but a bit more carefully these days).

What do you think?
Edit; – yes, I got your interest – so what is it, legal or not? As long as I’m on MY side of the line? Does the line mean “No overtaking” or does it mean “Do not cross”. I’m not crossing the line, but I am overtaking.

admin answers:

Solid White lines
people tend to chose the grey area on this but the rules are
You may only cross them when passing a stationary or broken down vehicle.
This does not include:-
A slow moving vehicle, If the vehicle in front is doing 5 mph and it is a solid white line do not overtake
If there is a stream or line of stationary vehicles and a solid white line DO NOT OVERTAKE

It is only legal when there is a SINGLE STATIONARY vehicle.
There are a couple of exemptions which include a bicycle BUT the law clearly states ONLY if you DO NOT CROSS THE SOLID WHITE LINE.

So Motorcycles that “Filter” on Solid Whites can only do so as long as they do not cross the solid white line.

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