Normal Accident Claim
An accident claim is a tort lawsuit filed by a party when he/she suffers an injury due to the negligence of another within a time-span of 3 years following the date on which injury was inflicted upon the plaintiff. Enough evidence led, the accused may be fined by the court to compensate for the injuries the plaintiff suffered from. The amount varies- if great physical pain is caused, the injury settlement can be quite high. Again if the damage is such that it has serious repercussions on the life of the injured, compensation can be high. This money supports the plaintiff during the recovery period and also in planning for the future in some cases.
The law for accident claims aims at ensuring justice for those who suffer wrongly due to lack of care and fault of others. But this law is being misused to acquire compensation at exorbitant rates, especially by the insurance companies. Moreover with the increase in the compensation rate, more and more fake accident cases and hence fake claims are coming up. Even the police authorities are involved, especially in road accidents where the delay the procedures. Doctors and advocates offer fake certificates to get huge sums as compensation.