More Personal Injury Myths
Here is the follow up post to my article about 5 personal injury myths which is posted here, this articles aims to clear up a few myths that people currently believe when making injury claims and accident claims.
Myth Six - Compensation culture means people will claim for anything.
There is a huge myth that there is a growing compensation culture in Britain and people will now try and claim for anything and everything even if it is morally dubious. Once again this is just hear say, according to Which. They state “levels of compensation have not risen dramatically since 1989″.
These results show that legal professionals have stuck to accepting the same amount of cases to take up. This does not mean that people aren’t asking lawyers to represent them for ridiculous claims, but more that lawyers are rightfully turning them down.
Myth Seven - Making a claim against your boss will get you sacked.
One thing that’s seems to stop some people making a personal injury claim against their employer is the fear of being sacked afterwards. If any employer did sack you after making a claim, then this would be just cause for unfair dismissal, most employers wouldn’t be stupid enough to do this. The law protects employees who are in these situations although you do need to have been with the job for a year or more.
Myth Eight - You shouldn’t receive treatment during a claim.
These days insurers look at the accident claim process in a proactive manner and might even help arrange treatment for the injured person. The most common situation would be arranging for physiotherapy for a whiplash victim once the liability was established.
Myth Nine - The law looks out for big companies, there’s no way I will win.
The truth is actually the opposite of the myth. Laws in the UK are some of the best in the world for looking after individuals. The public are well looked after with health and safety laws governing road safety and vehicle usage, the UK also benefits from free legal advice.
Again please contact a legal professional before making a claim.
There are so many myths that go around relating to injury claims. Great to see a blog identifying them.