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Abdominal Injury Claims Specialists
Learn who could make abdominal injury claims and how we could help.
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Abdominal Injury Claims Specialists
Learn who could make abdominal injury claims and how we could help.
Abdominal Injury Claims – How Much Could You Receive?
You could claim compensation for an abdominal injury if it can be demonstrated that you were injured because of someone else’s negligent actions. This can be a serious injury, as the abdomen houses several of your internal organs. Consequently, any damage to this site on the body could be life-threatening, cause serious acute pain and permanent damage. Therefore, if you have sustained damage to your abdomen and you believe a third party is responsible, you may wish to learn more about abdominal injury claims.
We understand that this might be an overwhelming concept, especially when you’re trying to focus on your recovery. Why not let us help you secure the highest possible amount of personal injury compensation for what has happened to you?
Important Points
- An abdominal injury can range from internal bleeding to a perforated bowel.
- You can injure your abdomen in a variety of different settings, including at work, in public and on the roads.
- Abdominal injuries can cause various financial losses and require a significant amount of recovery time.
- If you have suffered an abdominal injury due to negligent medical care, you could still claim.
- Here at JF Law, our solicitors offer their legal services alongside a No Win No Fee promise.
If you are in need of fast and clear guidance right away, get in touch with us using the following contact information:
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Can I Claim Compensation For An Abdominal Injury?
Yes, you can claim compensation for an abdominal injury if you can prove that you were hurt due to the negligent actions of another.
Bluntly, you must be able to prove:
- You were owed a duty of care (this is a legal obligation relating to your health and safety)
- This duty was breached
- This breach of duty meant that you suffered an abdominal injury
In the following section, you will find a much more detailed breakdown of the types of duty of care you are owed in relation to different settings and spaces. Moreover, we discuss when an abdominal injury claim can be made in each of these different places.
Are you not quite sure whether you satisfy the above eligibility criteria? Don’t worry, a dedicated advisor can assess your eligibility for free over the phone today.
Common Causes Of Abdominal Injury Claims
Common causes of abdominal injury claims can range from a penetrating wound in a road traffic accident to blunt force trauma from a slip, trip or fall in a public space.
Take a look at some of the examples below in various settings:
Road Traffic Accidents
All road users owe one another a duty of care to use the roads responsibly to keep everyone safe. It’s a legal requirement to follow the rules of the Highway Code and the Road Traffic Act 1988. Please find an example of when you could claim for road traffic accident below:
- A driver is looking at their phone while driving and crashes into the back of another vehicle. This causes the driver in front to slam their abdomen into the steering wheel and fracture several of their lower ribs.
Public Place Accidents
When you are in a public place, the occupier (the party in control of that area) has a duty of care to take steps to ensure your reasonable safety, as outlined in the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957. Please take a look at the example below:
- A person is browsing in a library when a bookcase falls on them because the shelving unit is not secured to the wall. The individual is crushed beneath the bookcase and suffers internal bleeding and some organ damage.
Workplace Accidents
Your employer has a legal duty of care to take reasonable steps to ensure your safety, as per the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. An example of an accident at work claim might be:
- An employer has failed to provide regular maintenance for forklifts in their factory. The forklift malfunctions, throwing an employee, causing them to fall on a sharp object, which stabs them in the stomach.
If you have a specific abdominal injury that you would like to discuss, please don’t hesitate to speak with one of our team members today.
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Can I Claim For An Abdominal Injury Caused By Medical Negligence?
Yes, you can claim for an abdominal injury caused by medical negligence if you can prove that your medical professional provided you with negligent treatment, which resulted in you suffering avoidable or unnecessary harm.
All medical professionals owe a duty of care to any and all patients they agree to treat. This translates to providing a minimum standard of care. If a medical professional fails to provide this, they may have breached their duty of care towards their patient.
In order for your abdominal medical negligence claim to be valid, you must be able to prove the following:
- A medical professional, such as a surgeon or a doctor, owed you a duty of care
- They breached this duty of care
- The breach resulted in you suffering a type of harm that is deemed avoidable or unnecessary
An example of when a medical negligence claim could be made might be:
- The surgeon damages a patient’s abdominal wall whilst performing a hysterectomy surgery due to using improper techniques.
Another thing to bear in mind is that not every instance of harm will result from medical negligence. Specifically, patients can unfortunately suffer harm even when medical professionals provide the correct standard of care.
If you would like to talk about medical negligence claims in greater detail, our advisors are available 24/7 to answer any questions you may have.
What Abdominal Injuries Might Be Sustained?
Abdominal injuries that might be sustained in an accident include damage to solid organs such as the liver, as well as the hollow organs like the stomach.
Please find below some examples of abdominal injuries that can be claimed for:
- Blunt trauma to the abdomen
- Penetrating injuries resulting in lacerations
- Damage to the abdominal wall
- Damage to blood vessels
- Soft tissue injuries and severe bruising
- Fractures or complete breaks to the lower ribs
We can assess your eligibility to claim for any of the above abdominal injuries and more if you speak to an advisor today.
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What Compensation Could Be Awarded For An Injured Abdomen?
The compensation that could be awarded for an injured abdomen, for example, due to a traumatic injury to the digestive system, ranges from £8,060 to £75,550, according to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). However, your solicitor will take into account the whole picture, including things like the severity of injury, the presence of multiple injuries and whether you have incurred financial losses.
The JCG is a document that lists a wide range of injuries and their severities, along with suggested compensation brackets. As a result, solicitors will refer to this publication to assist them in calculating general damages compensation for their clients.
Specifically, general damages are designed to compensate the claimant for any pain and suffering they have experienced as a direct result of their injury. (This includes both the physical and the mental suffering.)
Compensation Guidelines
We have created a table below containing several JCG figures relating to abdominal injuries. The idea is that this will give you a clearer picture of what abdominal injury compensation could look like. With that being said, please note that the first figure has not been sourced from the JCG, and we also ask that you use the following table as a guideline only.
| INJURY | COMPENSATION GUIDELINE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Severe Injuries with Special Damages | Up to £500,000+ | Multiple severe injuries with special damages including loss of earnings, private medical bills and child care costs. |
| Kidney – a) | £206,730 to £256,780 | The injured person will have suffered serious and permanent damage or loss of both kidneys. |
| Kidney – b) | Up to £78,080 | The claimant will be at significant risk of developing future urinary tract infections. |
| Bowels – a) | Up to £224,790 | In this level of award, cases will involve things like double incontinence. |
| Bowels – b) | Up to £183,190 | The injured individual in this bracket will have suffered total loss of natural function. |
| Bladder – Double Incontinence | Up to £224,790 | The claimant will have suffered double incontinence which will namely involve total loss of natural bowel function. |
| Bladder – Complete Loss of Function | Up to £171,680 | In this bracket, the injured claimant will have experienced complete loss of function and control. |
| Digestive System Resulting from a Traumatic Injury – a)(i) | £52,490 to £75,550 | There will be severe damage to the digestive system with ongoing pain. |
| Digestive System Resulting from a Traumatic Injury – a)(ii) | £20,490 to £33,880 | This level of award will typically involve a serious non-penetrating injury causing long-standing or permanent complications. |
| Spleen – a) | £25,380 to £32,090 | The claimant will have lost their spleen with a continuing risk of internal infection. |
How Is Compensation Calculated For Abdominal Injury Claims?
Compensation is calculated for abdominal injury claims by taking into account the physical, mental and financial harm suffered.
Any financial losses your abdominal injury has caused you to suffer could be compensated under special damages.
We’ve provided a wide range of financial losses below that can be covered by special damages within abdominal injury claims:
- Travel expenses
- Gratuitous care
- Professional care
- Loss of earnings
- Medical expenses
Please bear in mind that you will need to be able to prove these financial losses by providing evidence in the form of documented costs. You can provide your solicitor with payslips, invoices and receipts, for example.
If you want an estimate of how much compensation you might be eligible for or general information on abdominal injury compensation claims, please contact us today at no extra cost.
What Will I Need To Claim For Abdominal Injury Compensation?
To claim abdominal injury compensation, you will need to gather as much evidence as possible to support your claim, such as medical records and photographs.
Please take a look below at the various steps you could take after suffering an abdominal injury:
- Look After Yourself and Get Treatment: Your health should be your first priority, so we actively encourage you to visit the most appropriate medical setting for your abdominal injury, whether that’s A&E or your GP surgery. This also creates an official medical record that you can leverage as evidence in your claim.
- Collect As Much Evidence As Possible: You should collect as much proof as you can to validate your version of events regarding your claim. Strong evidence includes the contact details of witnesses, photographs of your injury and the accident scene, possible CCTV or dashcam footage, and vehicle registration and insurance details (if involved in a car accident).
- Report the Accident: Reporting the accident to your employer, a landowner, the police, or your insurer creates an official record of the incident, which further fortifies abdominal injury claims.
- Write the Important Things Down: You should keep a personal log of what you have experienced since sustaining your abdominal injury, including any pain and discomfort you have experienced on a day-to-day basis.
- Secure Professional Legal Help: Engaging a solicitor is important, given the complexity of the legal system. You deserve to have strong legal representation at your back while you focus on your recovery.
- Adhere to the Legal Time Limit: It’s better to claim sooner rather than later in order to keep within the legal time limit. We talk about the personal injury claims time limit in more detail in the following section.
How Long Do I Have To Bring An Abdominal Injury Claim?
You have 3 years from the date you got hurt or from the date of knowledge to bring an abdominal injury claim, as per the Limitation Act 1980. This is called the limitation period.
However, there are exceptions to this legal time limit. To find out more, please refer to our guide on the personal injury limitation period.
If you’d like to speak to an expert advisor on whether your abdominal injury claim falls within the limitation period, please call us for free today.
Can I Make A No Win No Fee Claim For An Abdominal Injury?
Yes, you can make a No Win No Fee claim for an abdominal injury here at JF Law with our solicitors, who will help you every step of the way. Our solicitors offer their services on a No Win No Fee basis.
Specifically, we will offer you a Conditional Fee Agreement, which means you won’t have to pay solicitor service fees during the following stages of the claims process:
- Before you start your claim
- While it’s in progress
- If your abdominal injury claim fails
If your abdominal injury claim wins, you will pay a success fee. This is paid from your abdominal injury compensation in the form of a legally limited percentage as written in the Conditional Fee Agreements Order 2013.
Some of the expert services our No Win No Fee solicitors can provide you with include:
- Secure the help you need to look after your health in the form of psychologists, rehabilitation and any other required specialists
- Write up witness statements to strengthen your abdominal injury claim
- Translate the legal jargon so you understand exactly what’s going on with your claim at all times
- Follow all instructions carefully and meet deadlines promptly so your claim progresses as smoothly as possible
- Negotiating your compensation to cover your suffering and financial losses
Please know that this is not all we have to offer you if you decide to work with us on abdomen injury claims. We offer a range of additional support services. If you are looking for compassionate and experienced legal representation regarding personal injury cases, please get in touch with us using the following contact information:
Contact JF Law’s Solicitors
- Phone us for free on 0151 375 9916
- Contact us online
Learn More
To learn more, read some of our other guides:
- If you have had an injury at work, read our guide on knowing your rights.
- Take a look at our guide on how to make a public transport accident claim.
- Have a read of our guide on NHS compensation payouts.
Here are some external resources to broaden your knowledge and research:
- Check your eligibility for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
- Request CCTV footage of yourself from GOV.UK.
- Familiarise yourself with managing risk and risk assessments at work.
Thank you for taking the time to read our guide on abdominal injury claims.
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