Personal injury advice

Catherine_A

Hi folks,

Firstly I'm really sorry if I've posted in the wrong place. Please feel free to poke me towards the right forum.

I had an accident in a hotel where I fell down the gap between unsecured twin beds and badly hurt my wrist. I then spend 5 months off sick whilst various consultants tried to find out if I'd snapped a ligament (very bad) or broke it. Turns out I had broken my wrist in the fall. 2 years later (and a whole load of physiotherapy) and it still hurts like heck now and then. I've lost some strength and even though I'm back at work I can't lift, carry or push the loads I used to be able to.

A friend suggested that I should claim, but I didn't know I could and have no idea how to go about it. Can you give me any advice please? Aside from not falling again.

Thank you.

MovingForwards

Speak with a no-win no-fee solicitor.

I assume you raised it with the hotel when it happened?

You only have 3 years from the date of the accident to pursue this, if it's viable. Only in extraordinary circumstances is the time limit altered and allowed by the court.

Got to ask, how did you fall between two unsecured beds...if alcohol was involved then if there is a case expect it to be reduced due to contributory negligence.

Catherine_A

Thanks for the advice.

No alcohol involved. I think I mentioned it to hotel staff at the time but they just shrugged and said sorry.

I'll go and shake the no-win no-fee solicitor tree and hope a good one falls out.

Thanks!

lincroft1710

Are twin beds in hotel bedrooms supposed to be secured?

Why did it take consultants 5 months to diagnose a broken wrist?

theonlywayisup

When you say you fell between the gap of the twin beds, how did this happen - were they pushed together to form a larger bed? Were they two separate beds?



I don't read it as 5 consultants but 5 months off sick....?

shaun_from_Africa

Catherine_A wrote: »

I think I mentioned it to hotel staff at the time but they just shrugged and said sorry.

Unless you reported it at the time (or shortly afterwards) and know that this report was written down, I can't see that you will have any chance at proving any liability on the hotel management.
Did you consult a doctor or visit a hospital on the day the injury occurred?

bris

So it's not recorded in an accident book? If not forget it.

mattyprice4004

If you didn't make sure it was properly reported and noted down through their accident book, how will you prove it happened while staying at the hotel?

a.turner

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

If you didn't make sure it was properly reported and noted down through their accident book, how will you prove it happened while staying at the hotel?

Maybe they have a witness.

da_rule

Also, do you still have any evidence that you even stayed at the hotel?

Under the new Data Protection Act, a hotel could legitimately argue that it has deleted its records from that long ago, especially if you didn’t report anything unusual (i.e. an accident).