injury

[chevrolet1.8]

is it possible to make a claim against a firm for bruising to my toes? they admitted it was their fault

[charmed24]

you can make a claim from your employer no matter how little damage you have been caused. i am no legal expert but as far as i am aware any injury that you incure in the work place especially if they have admitted responsability is down to them to compensate you .However you may want to go to a no win no fee solicitor and also decide if its worth the time.
Good Luck.

[chevrolet1.8]

thanks, it happened whilst shopping in tescos

[almcd007]

Trolley Rage ?

Bruising to your toes would probably net you a couple of hundered quid at the most. If there was no visible signs of bruising and you have not been to a doctor about it - you're going to struggle to prove they were bruised. Always photograph and go to the doctor with any injury that may turn into litigation, then you have a record of the injury. An indpendant witness helps and if they have admitted responsibility in person, then they probably wouldn't do that in writing.

If you have had unpaid time off work or not been able to compete iin that Water Skiing championship you were down for - then compensation will be a little bit more. It would probably cost the lawyers thousands to recouperate a couple of hundred quid.

It will probably take a couple of years to squeeze the money out of them. If you have done all of the above and you still think it's worth it go to a proper solicitor who advertises no win - no fee compensation claims.

[chevrolet1.8]

thanks for that, not sure what action (if any) to take now, although the letter received from tesco made appologies and said that the employee had been given extra training as they shouldn't have used the escalator with the type of trolley she was using, but that the elevator had been out of action that day. i would have thought that that must be enough of an admittion of negligence.

[JanineG]

Much depends on the severity of the bruising, but what you need to be aware of is that most Solicitors won't enter into a CFA (no win no fee) where the amount of damages (for pain and suffering) is likely to be less than �1,000 - this is because the claim would then fall within the Small Claims limit for PI claims, and the Solicitors' costs would not be recoverable from the defendants.

Bruising to toes can of course encompass a wide degree of injury so it depends on how badly injured you have been.

You could always make the claim yourself - write a letter to the Manager, detailing the circumstances of the accident and the injuries sustained, and tell them that you intend to make a claim for compensation and please pass the letter onto the Insurers.

Good luck with whatever you decide to do!