Serious injury compensation claims can be caused by trivial accidents

In early 2008 two apparently "trivial" injury compensation claims seem to have gained the media's widespread attention and derision. One claim involves an ambulance worker who tripped on a jutting garden step while attending to an emergency call at the home of an elderly couple, while the other claim involves a businessman who suffered injuries after allegedly slipping on a stray grape on the premises of a major department store chain.

There can be no doubt that the causes of these accidents might seem trivial. Neither a grape nor a slightly jutting step can be considered among the foremost accident hazards we encounter in everyday life. Yet, whatever the true facts and outcomes of these injury compensation claims, there can be no doubt that however trivial an accident's cause, it is the outcome and the seriousness of the injuries sustained which should be paramount in deciding whether there are grounds to pursue litigation.

While the media might enjoy jumping on the "compensation culture" bandwagon, there is nothing new about this kind of claim. This is easily demonstrated in the age of the legislation enacted to protect such accident victims. It was in 1957 that the Occupiers Liability Act came into force setting out the obligations and liability of both homeowners and business owners regarding their privately maintained property.

The reality is that whenever an accident results in serious injury, questions of liability must be resolved. The law seeks to differentiate between injuries that are the result of reckless behaviour on the part of the injured person, those claims which are indeed trivial and spurious, and those made necessary because the injured person can genuinely be considered to be at no, or only partial, fault for the accident.

Accidents in the home are not uncommon, and although, owing to them often involving friends and family of the injured person, they may be among the most uncomfortable to litigate, provided the defendant party has the relevant insurance, no individual will suffer financial penalty as a result. It should also always be remembered that the injured party is only pursuing his or her right to civil redress, and that without this he or she may suffer severe financial hardship, in addition to being injured.

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