holiday accident

[dee2912]

hi my girlfriend was pushed in an airport que in turkey over 2 years ago her suitcase handle broke an the suitcase fell on the back of her leg she received treatment in the hospital by a doctor which i payed for an she received more treatment in her local hospital her cut has healed now but she has a large noticable scar 7" long on her leg is she entiled to claim from some1 for this as it was not her fault an she is left with a large scar thank you

[New Judge]

Who do you have in mind?

More than two years on it is unlikely that you will be able to trace any of the parties to this unfortunate incident and even if you do you are not likely to succeed with any claim against them after such a long time.

[bednobs]

did she have any holiday insurance? Did you tell them about it? if so then they should be following this up.

[dee2912]

hi yes i had holiday insurance which i took out when i payed for my holiday at the travel agent,i havent contacted any1 about this its just latly she has been a bit upset about it an i know a claim is nt guna make it vanish but she has a young boy an is a student an i know this would slightly compensation for this accident

[bednobs]

i think your last sentance says it all really - it was an accident unless someone was negligent or deliberately assalted her then who would you claim off of? you could contact the insurance co but how would they know it was caused when you say it was caused when you are claiming over 2 years later?

Who would yo think was responsible - th eperson who pushed her? Do you know who they are?

[dee2912]

i have a receipt for treatment i had to pay for after it happened an hospital treatment back here in the uk i think it was the airports fault for having such large ques all the way outside an when people tryed to get in to the building there was alot of pushing

[New Judge]

So basically, then, you are going to take action against the owners of a Turkish airport for negligence in that they did not operate their queuing system properly more than two years ago. And when you contact them this will be the first they have heard of the incident

Good luck!

[dee2912]

i am not an expert on this, this is why i am posting this question i am not taking action against a turkish airport i am asking an telling all the facts that i have, to ask others for there views on this to see what if anything i can do, are they anyone on here that deals wlegal work that has any knowledge of a suitation like this thanks all for your comments

[New Judge]

Sorry. My last answer should have read "So it seems your only option is to take action against the owners....etc."

That is your only option. As has been pointed out, in order to claim compensation you have to prove that negligence had occurred and you have to be able to identify an individual or body who exercised the negligence.

Your girlfriend's insurers will not be interested in this aspect. They may reimburse you for your medical expenses (though I doubt they will now, in view of the time that has elapsed).

From what you say this unfortunate incident was simply an accident. You would have had a hard job proving negligence even immediately after the event. After this length of time your claims will simply be dismissed on the basis that it wasn't recorded at the time and the after effects have not seemingly troubled your girlfriend until now.

You could see if a solicitor is prepared to take the case on a "No win no fee" basis. For the reasons that have been ouitlined to you by me and others, I very much doubt that you'll get any takers.

Hope that makes it a little clearer.

[dee2912]

yea it does cheers for that judge