The injury victim was working as temporary staff at a company. During the work, the temporary worker with his right hand pinch hit in a rotary press / lathe. The injury victim’s employer is liable and asked to get his personal injury compensation. The employer has the responsibility for the consequences of the accident recognized.
Claim Settlement
In the claim it was established that the person injured had permanent limitations on the basis which would be in daily life and in the implementation of paid work in general and his profession hinder in particular.
One of the items was damage claimed by the victim was his loss of income; in the personal injury settlement, this loss named loss of earning capacity. To calculate the loss of income situation should be checked after the accident with the income situation without incident (hypothetical situation).
Career without an Accident
The injury victim stated that he could come at the company without accident permanent and it could continue till his retirement. Moreover, he refers to other colleagues who also adopted as permanent.
Under settled case, it rests on the injury victim, although the evidence regarding his career without an accident, but that evidence should not have strict requirements. Indeed, it is the cause of the accident, the evidence of the victim has limited capabilities.
The comparison between the situation with and without incident comes down to a reasonable expectation; what might reasonably have been if the accident had not occurred.
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For the reasonable expectations about future developments, it must be connected to the concrete situation of the victim, his training, personal situation and career up to the time of the accident as possible.
Position of Employer
The employer takes the position that it was sheer nonsense that the injury victim would have had to be 65 as permanent employment. Also, the victim would not have worked well. The services of the victim are no longer in use by the employer.
Court Judgment
The court ruled that in view of the established facts the defense of the employer is insufficient. The proposition is that two fellow temps have been given a permanent contract is not denied by the employer. The victim in connection with an organization, he would be fired, yet may not avail, because there are no concrete indications that the victim would have fallen in this reorganization.
In short, in the opinion of the court, it is reasonable to assume that the victim without injury accident at the company or at another company in a similar position had continued to work until his retirement from the assumption.
Practice in the Personal Injury Settlement
Victims of accidents are in a difficult position when it comes to the evidence relating to the career without an accident. The employer, the cause of the accident, will not soon be ready to provide information about future careers assessment. Indeed, there is a conflict of interest; the employer has in its interest that the career would be to keep the damage.
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