Many people express misgivings about making claims for damages.  Some people feel that claiming damages is somehow immoral or wrong.  These are comments we often hear during initial inquiries:-

“I have never done anything like this before”

“I am not one of those people who sues people”

or even

“I don’t believe in making claims for damages but the injury has cost me a lot of money and I need to pay the bills.”

When I tell people what I do for a living they often comment on our litigious society.  My experience is precisely the opposite – we seem to have a cultural cringe against litigation.

The reality is that litigation is not something that anyone does for fun.  Any sane person would rather not have an injury in the first place or, if they do, that they recover from it quickly.

However, injuries come with a cost.  That cost might be short term medical expenses.  It might involve time off work or a permanent restriction on the amount of or type of work a person can do.  There can be a need for care and assistance with activities of daily living and there can be the risk of future medical expenses such as surgery.

When faced with such significant costs, even members of the anti-litigation lobby find themselves wanting to know what their rights are.  Trying to ease financial stress is not something that requires explanation or excuse.  The “type” of person who seeks compensation is any person who has sustained an injury which has caused them pain, suffering, loss of earnings and expenses.

We do not judge someone for asking the question.