Fatal Accident Claims
If you or a loved one have been injured in a serious accident which has resulted in a fatal injury, our Serious Personal Injury Team based in Skegness, Lincolnshire can help you to claim compensation for the loss you have suffered. To arrange your free consultation to claim compensation call Hodgkinsons Solicitors Skegness on 01754 897150 or start your claim online and we will call you.
There is nothing more traumatic than losing a loved one. As well as dealing with the loss of a loved one, those left behind may need to know what, when and why it happened. If they were dependent upon the victim, they may also be faced with significant financial problems in the future.
In 2019 accidents at work resulted in 147 fatal injuries and 1,870 fatalities were caused by road traffic accidents.
How we can help
Fatal accident claims require specialist knowledge and experience. If the facts of the accident are uncertain the family may require help and representation at an inquest held by a coroner.
The claim for compensation itself is often complex and detailed. Specialist claims can be made subject to the circumstances of the family including funeral expenses, the statutory bereavement award, claims for past and future loss of income and other dependency claims.
If your loved one was involved in an accident causing Fatal Injuries that was not their fault, we can help you at the inquest and to make any claim for compensation. We have experience in dealing with fatal claims involving:
- Road traffic accidents;
- Accidents in the workplace;
- Medical negligence;
- Industrial disease;
- Construction site accidents;
- Sporting and recreational activity accidents.
Steve Hill, a Solicitor with over 20 years of experience dealing with claims for compensation involving fatal injuries, is the Head of the Serious Injury Team. He is a member of the specialist Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel and holds a Senior Litigator status awarded by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. His expert legal and medical knowledge allows him to represent injured persons not only in the local region of Lincolnshire, but across the entire UK.
If you require legal advice regarding a Serious or Fatal Injury claim, contact our Lincolnshire based Solicitors at your earliest convenience by calling 01754 897150 or start your claim online to obtain your free case assessment.