What types of back injury could you claim for?
You can claim for every kind of back injury, including:
- Strains and sprains: Symptoms include hearing a ‘pop’ when the injury occurred. You might have muscle cramps or spasms and/or pain and difficulty doing certain things like bending, standing up straight or walking.
- Herniated or bulging discs: You might experience muscle weakness, numbness or tingling sensation and/or pain in an arm or leg.
- Fractured vertebrae: You are likely to suffer acute pain (pain that is sudden and severe) or chronic (long-term) pain. You might also develop a hunched posture or lose height.
Back injuries can happen almost anywhere – in the workplace, on the road, when you are out and about or caused due to medical negligence (also known as clinical negligence).
If your injury was not your fault, please talk to our personal injury solicitors, who will advise you whether you are eligible to make a claim.
What are the finance options for making back injury claims?
There are a few finance options for back injury claims.
No Win, No Fee
At Davisons Law, most personal injury claims we handle are on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Insurance
It is worth checking your insurance policies to find out whether you have legal expenses cover. Sometimes legal expenses cover is tagged onto home insurance, car insurance and travel insurance.
Credit card companies, banks and building societies sometimes offer legal expenses cover for personal injury to their customers. Again, it is always worth checking if you have such cover.
Trade Union
If you belong to a trade union, you may be entitled to receive legal support for back injury claims. Contact your trade union representative for advice.
Self-funding
You could fund your claim yourself, but this carries financial risk. If you lose your case, you will have to pay legal costs. If you win, you may not recover all your legal expenses back, as normally costs are subject to assessment and only the reasonable costs assessed as being necessarily incurred to pursue the Claim are repayable.
Legal Aid
You could fund your claim yourself, but this carries financial risk. If you lose your case, you will have to pay legal costs. If you win, you may not recover all your legal expenses back, as normally costs are subject to assessment and only the reasonable costs assessed as being necessarily incurred to pursue the Claim are repayable.
