Examples of Serious Head & Brain Injury Settlements

Rob Aylott

£250,000 lump sum for a 58-year-old train driver

Award of £250,000 lump sum for a 58-year-old train driver who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury as a result of a moped accident. He had to retire early due to fatigue and concentration issues but had other possible non-accident related health problems which had intervened.

£1m lump sum for brain injury

£1m lump sum for subtle brain injury giving rise to an inability to continue working in a Solicitor’s personal injury firm as a costs draftsman, consequential loss of earnings and loss of equity share in the business. The settlement, negotiated at a joint settlement meeting involved complex calculations regarding the valuation of the business in the legal climate post the Jackson reforms.

£103k settlement for London Estate Agent

A claim was made for a French national working in London for a firm of Estate Agents who was showing a prospective tenant around a flat in Mayfair when he fell down a hole in the floor left unguarded by the Landlord’s builders. He sustained a serious injury from which he made a very good recovery and went on to obtain an MBA at University but he was left with subtle cognitive deficits. Claims were made against both his employer and the Landlord. Liability was denied throughout and in the alternative high contributory negligence argued. The matter was settled at a joint settlement meeting for £103,000.

£454k for brain injury caused by drunk driver

A claim was made for a Sri Lankan national whose head had been run over by a Range Rover as she was attempting to get into the vehicle. She sustained devastating maxillo-facial injuries and a serious brain injury. The matter was defended on various grounds by the motor insurer’s Solicitors who argued that an indemnity should not be provided as she had knowledge of the driver’s alcohol consumption and was an employee of the driver. The driver had no employer’s liability insurance. In the alternative contributory negligence was argued. After a joint settlement meeting, the Claimant recovered £454,000 in full and final settlement.

Child receives compensation for brain injury

Child pedestrian crossing road knocked over by car when running into road sustaining a traumatic brain injury and serious orthopaedic injuries. Issues of accident reconstruction evidence led to liability being agreed at 66.66% at a joint settlement meeting and subsequently being approved at the High Court. Quantum subsequently to be agreed.

£101k for CICA head injury claim

Mr B was racially abused and assaulted by a group of youths outside his son’s shop and was struck on the head with a baseball bat. He sustained a serious head injury, including a brain haemorrhage and skull fracture, and spent three weeks in hospital before undergoing further treatment at the National Hospital for Neurology for around 18 months. Although he made good progress, he was left with ongoing dizziness, memory problems and reduced mobility, requiring daily support from his family. We acted for Mr B in a claim to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, arranged a local authority care assessment, and presented detailed medical evidence in support of his case. The claim settled for £101,523, including compensation for lifelong care provided by his family, and we also advised on setting up a personal injury trust to protect his entitlement to benefits.

Man who suffers head injury in car crash receives compensation

A man who suffered a serious head injury as a passenger in a car accident has been awarded compensation to provide long-term rehabilitation for the injuries sustained. At the time of the accident, he was not wearing a seatbelt. Therefore, the insurer representing the driver argued that he was partly to blame for the severity of his injuries and sought a 25% reduction in his level of compensation to reflect this. This was eventually reduced to 15%. As a result of the accident, the man suffered a serious head and brain injury as well as a fractured neck and pelvis. He continues to require support from a therapy and case management team.

Woman secures compensation after hitting head in yachting accident

The woman was hit on the head by the metal railings of a yacht after the inflatable vessel she was a passenger on veered to close to the yacht. As the defendants admitted liability soon after negotiations began, a rehabilitation package was put in place alongside a case manager. The funds also enabled the woman to employ a personal assistant to assist her in continuing the various activities she was involved in before the accident. Cases like these demonstrate the urgency of getting a care plan in place as soon as possible following an injury to the head or brain.

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