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25.04.08 A recent study by one of the top PI law
firms in the UK - Russell Jones and Walker - has
revealed that people worry about pursuing a
personal
injury claims because of how they will be perceived
by others. Most people surveyed indicated that the UK
was heading for a US style legal system where every man
and his dog tries to claim for the slightest reason or
detriment. Up to 53% of people suggested that anyone
making a personal
injury claim would be on the make - trying to earn a
few quid through the process and that by definition -
this was their sole motivation. That said, those
surveyed would consider legal action if their health was
badly affected or there were long term issues involved.
In all fairness, these are familiar arguments. We at The
Claims Connection have for many years struggled to
convince people that the vast majority of claims that
are pursued, involve genuine injury and hardship. You
can never be to certain about a persons motives for
taking legal action but as a firm we do not condone or
pursue any cases which involve frivolous, minor injury.
These cases tend to be the ones that are subject to more
money minded objectives and we have no interest in
dealing with claimants who fit this category. What
often gets lost in these debates is the reality of
dealing with pain and suffering. It is all very well
pointing the finger at so called "money grabbers" - but
the same people would not hesitate to make a claim if
they themselves were on the receiving end of the injury.
Personal injury claims are about
compensating genuine victims and providing care and
treatment services where ever possible. They are not
simply about generating large sums of cash for the
undeserving.
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