THIGH & HIP INJURY COMPENSATION

Thigh & Hip Injury Compensation Claim - 3rd Party Negligence

The hip is the joint where the thigh bone meets the pelvis. Hip injuries including fractured bones and dislocated joints are common and not only in the elderly as a result of falls. Thousands of people sustain thigh and hip injury in the UK every day as a result of a catalogue of accident circumstances including trips and slips, falls from height, road traffic accidents, sports injuries, product defects or workplace accidents. If you have been injured through the negligence of another person you may be entitled to make a thigh or hip injury compensation claim.

Motor Accidents – Thigh & Hip Injury Claims

Hip injury does occur in road traffic accidents but usually only in the most serious collisions due to the intrinsic strength of the pelvis which is the girdle of bone that may be fractured or cracked in a hip injury. When hip injury does occur in a road traffic accident it is often associated with crushing injury causing a serious compound injury often with long term consequences. Hip injury compensation can be claimed if the vehicle collision was the fault of a third party. Passengers can almost always claim as they are very rarely to blame for the accident.

Pavement & Highway - Trips Slips & Falls

If you had a trip, slip or fall accident while walking on the public pathway or on the road then the local authority may be liable to pay hip injury compensation. The local authority have a duty to inspect the pavement and highway at regular intervals and to make any necessary repairs too ensure that the public are reasonably safe.

Workplace Accidents – Hip Injury Claims

Tripping and slipping in the workplace is an all to common experience especially in manufacturing processes where floors may be wet or oily causing a slipping hazard or where debris has nor been satisfactorily cleared causing a tripping hazard. In addition accidents involving forklift trucks, dumper trucks and other internally used vehicles are a major source of hip injury claims within the workplace.

No Win No Fee Compensation Claim for Hip Injuries

If you have suffered injury in an accident you should consult a solicitor as soon as possible. In order to make a hip injury compensation claim the accident must have occurred within the last three years and have been caused as a result of negligence by another person. Many solicitors offer a no win no fee service which minimises the individual’s financial risk however the no win no fee scheme offered by this firm goes much further and can be summed up as 'win or lose no charge - compensation paid in full'. If you use our claims service there is no financial risk whatsoever and you are paid 100% of your compensation with no deductions.