Qualifying for Broken and Fractured Tibia Claims
If you have had the misfortune to break your tibia in an accident for which you were not to blame, you may be qualified to make broken tibia claims for compensation. In order to claim compensation for a broken tibia injury, you have to show that somebody who owed you a duty of care was negligent in their actions – or lack of actions – and that their negligence resulted in you sustaining a broken or fractured tibia.
Even if you were partly to blame for the accident that resulted in your broken or fractured tibia, you may still be able to make claims for broken tibia injury compensation. However, compensation amounts for broken tibia injury claims in Ireland are usually reduced to reflect your own lack of care – especially if you made your tibia injury worse by not immediately seeking medical attention or by failing to keep out-patient appointments after being discharged from a hospital or clinic.
Broken Tibia Claims in Ireland
Most broken tibia injury claims in Ireland have to initially be submitted to the Injuries Board Ireland for an assessment of your broken tibia injury compensation claim. The Injuries Board Ireland will organise their own medical examination of your tibia injury after obtaining confirmation from the negligent party that they are prepared to accept liability for your broken tibia injury, and then calculate the compensation amount for your broken tibia injury claim based on the Book of Quantum and any additional information you have provided to them.
Should you disagree with the Injuries Board Ireland´s calculation of broken tibia injury compensation, you can reject their assessment and be issued with an ”Authorisation” to pursue your broken tibia injury claim for compensation in the courts. The negligent party – or, more frequently, their insurance company – also have this right; so, until the Injuries Board Ireland issues an “Order to Pay”, you will not know whether your broken tibia injury claim has been successfully resolved or not.
Compensation Amounts for Broken Tibia Claims
Although Injuries Board Ireland base their calculations of how much compensation for a broken tibia injury on the guidelines published in the Book of Quantum, compensation amounts for broken tibia injury claims can often be much higher. This is because claims for broken tibia injury compensation should also account for the impact that your broken tibia has on your quality of life and lack of ability to achieve everyday tasks.
If you are unable to deal with household chores, drive, attend a social event or participate in your regular leisure pursuits because of your broken tibia injury, you can include these inconveniences and missed opportunities in your claim for broken tibia injury compensation. Indeed, it is recommended that you maintain a diary to record the times when your broken tibia injury prevents you from having a full and active life.
Potential Issues with Broken Tibia Claims
There are a number of potential issues with broken tibia injury claims in Ireland which can influence how much compensation for a broken tibia injury you receive. The fact that you may have contributed to the cause of your accident or the extent of your tibia injury has already been touched upon; but failing to fully complete the assessment form to the Injuries Board Ireland for your tibia injury claim or accepting a direct offer of broken tibia injury compensation from the negligent party´s insurance company – without first undergoing a professional assessment of your broken tibia injury claim – may also negatively affect broken tibia injury claims for compensation.
No two broken tibia injury compensation claims are identical – even when the nature and severity of the tibia injury are the same. Making one mistake in the broken tibia injury claims process could leave you inadequately compensated and unable to support your family or pay medical bills, and you may have to return to work quicker than you should. If you accept a broken tibia injury compensation settlement which is insufficient for your needs you cannot go back and ask for more and, for this reason, you should always discuss the circumstances of your accident and the nature of your tibia injury with an experienced solicitor at the very beginning of the broken tibia injury claims process.
Expert Advice about Broken Tibia Injury Claims
If you believe that you have sustained a broken tibia injury due to the negligence of somebody who owed you a duty of care, and would like a free assessment of your broken tibia injury claim for compensation, you are invited to call our helpline on free phone 
and speak directly with an experienced solicitor who will provide you with expert advice about broken tibia injury claims.
Our service is completely free of charge and you are under no obligation to proceed with a broken tibia injury claim for compensation once you have spoken with us. However, if we feel that you have a broken tibia injury claim which is worth your while to pursue, we will provide you with all the information you need to decide – in your own time – whether making a claim for broken tibia injury compensation is something you wish to do.
Our lines are open seven days a week from 8.00am to 10.00pm on freephone or you can take advantage of our call-back request at the bottom of the page, and one of our helpful team will get back in touch to discuss your accident and broken tibia injury when it is more convenient for you.