There is a popular saying that goes like this: “Money is worth when it is needed.” With the body, something similar happens. For example, the legs of a footballer are worth much more money than the legs of a normal person. And a singer’s voice is much more valuable than someone else’s voice.
Therefore, when the valuable body part is damaged, even slightly, its impact on people’s lives is much greater.And, as the impact on people’s lives is greater, there is a higher likelihood of receiving compensation.
However, in no Canadian law is a list that establishes the compensation for each injury. Rather, the law states that every injury suffered by someone must be specifically evaluated because everyone’s circumstances are different.
Example
A few years ago in Montreal, a young man who worked as a painter suffered a cut due to his employer’s negligence. Generally, this injury is not worth a lot of money, a person could receive between $ 1,000 or $ 2,000 for a simple cut. But in this case, something different happened.
The artist decided to speak to his employer. The employer did not want to stand up for what happened.So,What did the artist’s lawyers do? They took the case to court. In court it was concluded that the artist’s injury was worth much more than the typical $ 2,000 and a total compensation amount for damages of $ 100,000 was established, 100 times what is generally paid for these injuries!
Why was the artist’s injury worth more? Because the cut directly affected the artist’s working life and altered their performance in the future.
What is the lesson of this example?
• That a person’s circumstances can make a minor injury worth as much as a catastrophic injury.
• That the amount of compensation is not governed by the injury, but by the effect that an injury has on a person’s life.
Now, the article already talked a lot about how other people can suffer minor injuries and receive more money but… Can this happen to you?
“How do I know if my minor injury can be considered a serious injury?”
First of all, the victim has to find a medical specialist. The doctor will objectively assess the injury and then use that initial injury assessment to describe how much it may affect his or her life.
When the Waterloo injury lawyers the victim hired have the diagnosis in their hands, they will compare the medical opinion with the livelihood of the affected person. In case the injury directly affects his or her likelihood, it is worth more money.
For example, if a man works as a sculptor and suffers an injury to one of his arms during a traffic accident, that injury is worth more money. Why? Because the man makes a living sculpting, an activity that involves the use of his arms and hands.
The same would happen in the case of a photographer. If a man who works as a photographer suffers an injury to one of his eyes in a slip and fall accident caused by someone’s negligence, that injury is worth more than it would be worth to anyone else. Why? Because the man uses that eye to do his job.
Note: Compensation also increases when a material object relevant to someone’s work is damaged. For example, in the previous case, the photographer’s professional camera would have been damaged instead of his eye.
When you are injured, seek medical help… And legal too!
The lesson of this article is: If you suffered an injury, you have to find someone to evaluate the injuries and someone to fight for them.
So, if you have already received medical attention for your injury but have not yet received legal assistance, seek out one of the personal injury lawyers in the area.
All Waterloo injury lawyers will be ready to help you and represent yourself in front of the court. Maybe your minor injury is worth much more, never take the price off it! For more information visit here: BLW Injury Law