Knee Injury Compensation Claims in Bristol
If you have suffered a knee injury in Bristol, or you live or work in the city, then you might be eligible to make a knee injury compensation claim. In simple terms, our solicitors** can help people who were hurt in an accident or assault where the injuries were due to someone else’s negligence.
This could be a result of a car accident, an accident at work, a criminal assault, a sporting injury, being hurt whilst on holiday, or a medical negligence. In its most basic form, knee injury claims are possible where our solicitors** can work with you to establish blame on a third party.
Third Party Negligence & Responsibility
If you think that your knee injury was caused by a person, company, business, or organisation and believe they could be legally at fault or legally responsible, then it might be possible to claim for personal injury compensation.
How to Ascertain and Decide Legal Fault
It’s not going to be a simple process to decide who is legally at fault for your pain and suffering, as different accidents will involve different aspects of the law. For example, car crashes and injuries on a sports field are two very distinct situations.
However, we can quickly tell you whether we believe you can claim for knee injury compensation in Bristol. To find out more, call us today for a free consultation, where we will ask you a few quick questions about the circumstances of your own knee injury claim.
Accident at Work Knee Injury Claims
Most cases that we deal with will involve clients who have had an accident at work. These types of knee injury compensation claims are much easier to prove fault and establish negligence with employers. Most employers have strict health and safety guidelines to follow, and when those processes are not adhered to or break down, then the employee can have a case for accident compensation.
Our specialist personal injury solicitors** for Bristol have years of experience in processing claims such as this and can help you to win substantial compensation amounts in some cases.
Breakdown of Knee Injury Compensation
The aspects of your knee injury compensation package included:
- Pain and suffering
- Financial losses and expenses
Knee Injury Types & Classifications
Knee injury types can include multiple diagnoses, but will typically include injuries such as:
- Breaks
- Fractured knee caps
- Torn ligaments
- Ripped cruciate ligaments
- Torn cartilage
- Strains
- Patella bone injury
- Tendon damage
- Muscle and tissue damage
How Much Compensation Could You Claim For a Knee Injury?
Knee injuries will have an effect on most people as it can restrict their ability to work. Depending on how serious the injury is and the long-lasting affects, will have a result on how much knee injury compensation you could be awarded. Our solicitors** will look at medical expenses, travel costs, compensation for pain, and any other amounts of money that we can attribute to the injury. These types of accidents can have a large knock-on effect, and so will we look to recover damages and payouts to cover those eventualities.
Please note, we also have a page which details how much compensation could be available for you if you are making hip, leg, ankle, and foot injury claims.
Knee Injury Compensation Amount Guidelines
Here are some very rough guides as to what you could expect.
- Twisted knee and painful bruising – £1,000 to £4,200
- Twisted knee with ongoing symptoms – £4,200 to £10,000
- Torn cartilage and torn meniscus – £10,000 to £19,000
- Serious knee injuries including surgery – £19,000 to £70,000
Start a Bristol Knee Injury Claim Today
To get a better indication, please call our Bristol number today to speak to a friendly team member who will ask you some questions about the knee injury. We will then arrange an appointment with one of our no win, no fee* solicitors** to take on your case.
Call 01174 534 375^ now. Professional no win, no fee* solicitors** for knee injury compensation claims for Bristol residents and workers.