Pothole victim claims over £20,000

When our client, a 63 year old woman, caught her foot in a pothole she threw her arm out to soften the fall. The resulting impact fractured her shoulder and greatly impaired her movement permanently.

Our lawyer, Sarah Mawdsley and her team, were determined to do right by our client and make sure she received just and fair compensation for her incident, pain, and adjusted lifestyle moving forward. They were proud to secure a significant sum of over £20,000 in personal injury compensation.

Potholes cause yet another serious accident

Our client was taking a walk along a concrete path which was maintained by the Defendant in August 2014 when her foot got caught in a pothole.

When falling to the ground, she extended her arms out instinctively to lessen the incoming impact and severely injured her arm and shoulder.

After seeking medical treatment, it was shown that had fractured her right shoulder, the effects of which would never completely heal.

After the accident, our client underwent physiotherapy for a frozen right shoulder and made regular visits to the fracture clinic; the fracture was treated with a sling for 12 weeks. She suffered residual pain and stiffness of the right shoulder and after 6 months from the commencement of treatment she achieved an 80% recovery leaving her with a long-term disability of 20% rotation of the right shoulder. She was advised that the shoulder would never fully heal and not to expect full mobility in it again.