PERSONAL INJURY CASE STUDY: 13TH JULY 2010 - 11TH APRIL 2012

RC an outdoor pursuit instructor instructed GNS Solicitors in July 2010 arising out of a personal injury he suffered when he was struck by a car. 

 

Liability for the accident was not initially admitted and upon meeting with Greg Nolan Solicitors a plan of action was drawn up as follows;

 

1.      Obtained detailed instructions from client and preserve all evidence.

2.      Obtain Garda Report on accident.

3.      Obtain Hospital Records and GP report on accident.

4.      Issuing Letters of Claim to all relevant parties.

5.      Issuing of proceedings to the Injuries Board.

6.      Obtaining all expert medical reports and quantifying loss of earnings.

7.      Obtaining photographic evidence of scaring and dental damage as a result of accident.

8.      Seek CCTV footage of area where accident occurred.

 

Once proceedings were issued through the Injuries Board we then embarked on completion of all of the above matters, with RC ultimately being assessed by an Orthopaedic Surgeon, Physiatrist, Plastic Surgeon, Dentist, Neurologist, Radiologist, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and Eye, Nose and Throat Specialist.

 

Upon attending the specialists and expert reports being provided by those experts an assessment ultimately issued from the Injuries Board in the amount of €159,494.01.  The settlement was approved by Senior Counsel and the case completed in its entirety by April 2012.

 

Timeframe of completion of case 1 year and 9 months.

 

RC states:-

 

When I first came to Greg Nolan for advice I was out of my comfort zone  in the sense that I had never dealt with solicitors or even that many doctors before. I was in bad health after being stuck by a car and my whole life went from moving so fast to a total standstill. Mr. Nolan put himself in a position to deal with everything he possibly could from dealing with all the legal and medical issues to assisting me with my own paperwork which I was unable to deal with.I felt that I had a friend that knew what he was doing and who was on my side. He is the epitome of professionalism and he helped me to get my life back on track.