We recently helped a client who suffered an injury to her coccyx when the stool she sat on in a well-known fast food restaurant gave way beneath her. The stool structure was faulty and had not been maintained properly.
The owners admitted fault for the accident but suggested that our client accept some blame and reduce her damages by 10% claiming that she was under the influence of alcohol at the time of her accident. Our client did not deny that she had consumed a few drinks earlier in the evening but did not accept that this in any way contributed to her accident. In reality, the only reason for her fall was the faulty seat. We argued this point with defiance on our client’s behalf. The other side had no evidence to suggest that alcohol played any part and eventually bowed to our pressure and dropped this argument.
The claim was settled without the need for court action and on a 100% basis. Our client was very keen to secure an early and quick settlement despite some ongoing symptoms. We secured compensation of £5000 which included an amount to enable her to have injection treatment, as recommended by the medical expert in the case.
Our client was delighted with the outcome achieved and as a thank you requested that we choose a charity to which she could make a donation. As our client’s claim settled during Road Safety Week, promoted by the charity “Brake”, a donation of £75 was made to them by our client.
Brake is a charity dedicated to preventing road death and injury and caring for people bereaved or injured in road crashes. We act for many victims of road traffic accidents here at Aequitas Legal and so were delighted to recommend this charity to our client.
