Advice for making a fractured jaw compensation claim

First published by Author on April 24, 2019 in the following categories: Compensation Injuries and tagged with injury claims | motorbike claims

If you need to make a fractured jaw compensation claim as a rider who has been injured in a motorcycle accident, we can help you.

Although your helmet should hopefully have prevented more serious damage, a fractured jaw can easily be sustained from a bike incident. Any impact at speed can dislocate or fracture the jaw bone / mandible. If this happens to you, can you claim, and what could you expect to receive in terms of a compensation pay-out?

There can be a few things to consider when we value a fractured jaw compensation claim. We can give you some general guidance in this article here, but for specialist advice, make sure you contact the team.

What can you claim for in a fractured jaw compensation case?

When claiming in a fractured jaw compensation case, there’s a few things that we need to look at. Firstly, is the claim for the injury itself. The pain, suffering and inconvenience of having a broken jaw can be bad. Imagine not being able to speak and eat properly for a while, and if something makes you laugh, you could be in for a spike of pain.

It’s not nice.

You’re entitled to damages for the pain and suffering you endure, and this is known as General Damages.

You can also claim Special Damages, which is compensation for any losses and expenses. You may be  unable to work for a while, so covering lost earnings claim is important; especially if you need to speak in your job!

How much is a fractured jaw compensation claim worth?

We value a fractured jaw compensation case using medical evidence, our own experience and official guidelines.

According to the guidelines, a rough idea of pay-outs is as follows:

• Simple jaw fracture leading to immobilisation but a complete recovery: up to £7,650.00;
• Serious jaw fracture leading to permanent problems with opening the mouth, eating and where there is sensation loss / abnormality: up to £26,000.00;
• Very serious jaw fractures leading to lengthy treatment, permanent problems and severe restrictions and / or pain / sensation loss / abnormality / future complication risks: up to £40,000.00.

Free, no-obligation advice

The best way of obtaining specialist advice is to give our team a call for a free, no-obligation assessment. We can normally tell you in minutes if we think you have a valid claim for personal injury compensation.

We can also offer No Win, No Fee representation as well.

The content of this post/page was considered accurate at the time of the original posting and/or at the time of any posted revision. The content of this page may, therefore, be out of date. The information contained within this page does not constitute legal advice. Any reliance you place on the information contained within this page is done so at your own risk.