Football injury claims usually arise as a result of reckless tackles or, occasionally, physical assaults. Untypically, John Green settled a case for a young man who suffered a painful injury on a five-a-side football pitch which was not due to either of these causes. The surface of the pitch was laid with what is known as artificial 4G turf. Unfortunately for our client, part of the turf was damaged and torn and, as he went to make a tackle, his foot went under the tear in the pitch surface and he suffered a nasty twisting injury to his knee.
The Case
Liability was denied by the insurance company for the owners of the football pitch.
Undeterred, we arranged a report from a highly regarded knee surgeon as well as an MRI scan to try to ascertain the cause of the client’s ongoing symptoms and an accurate prognosis.
Once the medical report was obtained we commenced Court proceedings. Almost immediately the Solicitors instructed by the insurers changed their position and admitted liability.
The Outcome
We recovered a very reasonable sum by way of settlement for our client and were delighted that, following intensive physiotherapy, he is now back playing football.
Injured passenger
James Shirtliff was recently instructed by a young man who was a passenger in a car which collided with the vehicle in front, entirely as a result of the driver’s poor judgement. This type of accident seems to now be very common.
When the airbag deployed our client suffered facial burns and other minor physical injuries, from which he made a full recovery.
Liability was admitted straight away by the driver’s insurers and the claim settled very quickly, much to the delight of our client.
Should you or anybody you know require advice or assistance in relation to a personal injury claim, please do not hesitate to contact our team of experts on 0114 218 4000 or email info@tayloremmet.co.uk.
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