If you contracted tenosynovitis at work stand your ground for Compensation.
Balinda & Co have successfully won a compensation claim for a lady who suffered tenosynovitis from bagging chickens on a conveyor belt in a chicken packing room.
Our client contracted tenosynovitis from cropping, drawing and removing the lungs of chickens in the E.V Room, and then later recontracted tenosynovitis from packing chickens in the packing department.
During the personal injury claim we were up against tough defence from her employers’ insurers, who in our opinion were offering a settlement which in our view was far too low for an occupational disease compensation claim – yet they would not increase their offer.
The employers’ insurer’s had already admitted that the tenosysynovitis disease was caused by the employers fault and our client’s medical records showed that many aspects of her life had been affected by her tenosynvitis.
Our client suffered pain and swelling in her wrist. She had been treated by a variety of means. She required surgery. She continued to suffer pain and discomfort in her wrist. She had difficulty in carrying out her domestic work. She could not wash, wring out or hang up her clothing. She could not knit and dressmake as before and she had difficulty doing her hair.
Our client was reluctant to take her claim to trial. She was prepared to accept the small amount her employers’ insurers had offered. However, Balinda & Co know that many insurance companies rely on many people not going to trial. Insurance companies use compensation claim calculation systems which are not recognised by the Courts and which always produce compensation claim figures which are far too low for the injuries suffered.
Many people are discouraged from going ahead to trial to claim the compensation they rightfully deserve. But we persuaded our client to go ahead with her tenosysynovitis compensation claim – illness that is still causing her pain and discomfort 3 years after leaving her job..
By standing her ground our client was awarded substantial compensation much more than what the insurance company had offered her.
Balinda & Co would urge you to stand firm, get in touch and let our occupational disease experts fight and win the compensation you deserve by going to trial, and not giving in.