{"id":18439,"date":"2015-07-16T14:03:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T13:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=18439"},"modified":"2016-10-25T12:23:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T11:23:29","slug":"legs-crush-accidents-claim-advice-from-the-injury-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2015\/07\/16\/legs-crush-accidents-claim-advice-from-the-injury-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Leg crush accidents claim advice!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leg crush accidents are usually life altering and will often result in surgical amputation. It’s truly awful, and we have acted for those who have been lucky enough to escape with minor bruising and ligament injuries as well as those who have been unfortunate enough to lose both of their legs.<\/p>\n

So what do we look at for leg crush injury payouts?
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It’s all about the affect the injury has on your life<\/h2>\n

Typically walking is a problem for some period of time – or permanently where amputation occurs of course – which means that there is a great deal to take in to account when looking at what we can include as part of a payout. In personal injury claims you are entitled to compensation for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused; but you are also entitled to compensation for losses and expenses.<\/p>\n

The compensation for the injury alone is typically down to the extent and severity of the suffering, and I will go in to how we value that later. But on the all important topic of losses and expenses, it’s key to know that this can actually make up the significant proportion of the claim. Known as Special Damages, you can include claims for things like:<\/p>\n

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