Compensation for a road traffic accident – whiplash injury

The most common injury in city traffic accidents is the neck injury (whiplash injury) that occurs from the sudden acceleration-deceleration and the sudden over-stretching of the neck muscles from another car’s impact on another stopped or moving with extremely low-speed car.

The movement of the neck (whiplash) in such cases and the injuries caused to the muscles and vertebrae are not always apparent from the first moment. Symptoms caused by whiplash injury are acute or low back pain in the neck and shoulders with difficulty in the movement of the neck and headaches to dizziness.

What is the compensation?

The correct medical diagnosis of neck injury and the extent of physical injury is the first step in claiming the compensation you are entitled to. The correct display of your physical condition by a doctor will also cover the costs you are entitled to rehabilitate your health and quality of life before the accident.

The compensation you are entitled to includes in addition to material damage of the car, compensation for the pain and suffering you have suffered, the cost of medical treatment for diagnosis and repair of the injury (now and possibly in the future) and any loss of your income due to the accident (including possible future loss). An important development in whiplash compensation was the Supreme Court’s ruling on the appeal (No. 412/2008) that the amount of compensation of € 89,759.40 “was rather high for the applicant’s physical injuries but not over the reasonable framework for the exercise of the discretionary power of the Court “. It is noteworthy that in this case there was the realization of a possible complication, ie spondylolysis of a lumbar vertebra, after injury, which is not always the case.

Factors determining the amount of compensation

The main ones are:

• The severity of your injuries and the overall condition you have after the accident.
• The existence of any concurrent negligence on the cause of the accident.
• The amount of your loss of income, the permanence of your injuries and the likelihood of future treatment.

Why contact us

The insidious nature of the injury and the quick settlement of your claim may result in the loss of part or all of the compensation you are entitled to. It is important in such cases to consult an independent and experienced lawyer on such matters that will properly guide you with his / her specific legal advice in order to obtain what you are entitled to. For more information, please contact us at: (0357) 22377863 or send us an email at: info@jurisprudentes.com

In any case, the initial meeting and assessment of your situation is free of charge and it remains your decision whether or not to proceed with your claim for damages.