£100,000 Out of Court Settlement for Accident at Work
Martyn Prowel Solicitors have successfully settled a claim for damages for personal injuries and other losses sustained by a client in a slipping accident at work. Miss T had been working in a local cafe when she slipped on the wet floor in the kitchen. It transpired that the dishwasher had leaked and that, despite her employers being aware of the leak, they failed to take appropriate steps to mend the dishwasher or to make the area safe to work in.
Miss T sustained significant injuries to her ankle as a result of the accident and therefore instructed Martyn Prowel Solicitors’ Janine Griffiths to represent her in pursuing a claim for damages against the Defendants. We were able to persuade the Defendant’s Insurers that liability would be found to rest with them and they eventually admitted liability for Miss T’s accident, following which we set about obtaining medical evidence in respect of the injuries.
Following examination by a Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, it was concluded that Miss T had suffered from a severe deltoid ligament injury to her ankle and, despite having undergone a course of physiotherapy treatment already, further x-rays and an MRI scan were arranged. Following review of those x-rays and scans, the Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon recommended further intervention in the form of a steroid injection which Miss T subsequently received at the Spire Cardiff Hospital.
Unfortunately, the benefit of that injection was short lived and the Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon therefore recommended that Miss T undergo surgery in the form of a left ankle arthroscopy and debridement. As with the previous scans and treatment, Martyn Prowel Solicitors were able to arrange this on a private basis on behalf of Miss T and she subsequently underwent the surgery at the Spire Cardiff Hospital followed by further rehabilitation treatment and a follow-up MRI scan. The Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon was then able to prepare a final Medical Report in respect of Miss T’s injuries which concluded that there was no further medical investigation or intervention to be recommended.
Given the length of time over which the extensive medical treatment was received by Miss T, Court proceedings had been issued by Martyn Prowel Solicitors in light of the limitation period in cases such as this. The claim was subsequently allocated, at Court, to the Multi Track with a final Hearing scheduled to take place in May 2019. Following extensive negotiation with the Defendants Solicitors, Martyn Prowel Solicitors were able to secure a settlement on behalf of Miss T, without the need to attend the final Hearing, in the sum of £100,000, on top of the payments that the Defendant’s Insurers had already made in respect of the medical treatment, surgery and even an earlier payment made to Miss T in respect of the time off work for the surgery.
Our Janine Griffiths confirmed that she was, “very pleased to have been able to secure such a significant settlement on behalf of Miss T. Not only that, but thanks to the early admission of liability, we were able to arrange significant private medical treatment on Miss T’s behalf, which ultimately resulted in her achieving a speedier recovery than if she had needed to wait on NHS waiting lists for scans and treatment. A huge part of the help we give to our personal injury clients is in relation to their recovery. Once that has been dealt with, we then move on to looking at achieving settlement of the compensation amounts. Having worked closely with Miss T over quite a lengthy period of time in relation to her claim, I am delighted with the result we achieved in this case”