Miners Seek Compensation For 'Missed' Claims
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A group of miners are claiming that the compensation they received from the government for industrial injuries has been inadequate. Leeds county court is due to review the claims of around 20 miners against the law firms who originally advised them on their cases.
All of the ex miners involved are said to be suffering from vibration white finger, a common injury suffered by miners. The men are seeking compensation as the condition causes pain, numbness and lack of movement and use. The mines are seeking compensation to compensate them for the cost of tasks such as DIY and garden maintenance which they will not be able to carry out themselves anymore.
In response the government have claimed that the scheme was administered fairly and that the miners were treated properly. However if the miners are successful in their claims they could make way for an estimated 50,000 other like for like cases.
The original law firms employed by the miners ensured that the men claimed under the government scheme which meant that they were not required to go to court before.
A few extreme claims reached up to twenty five thousand pounds annually although others were just for a couple of thousand pounds each year.
The government scheme was created in order to cover two common types of injury, white finger and lung disease. The scheme has now paid out an estimated 4.1 billion pounds to date.
The big issue concerned is that miners were given inadequate information regarding their legal position by their solicitors. Some cases have now been settled out of court but many law firms are still claiming that they did nothing incorrect.
Recently there has been much interest over the controversy surrounding the government compensation scheme and some solicitors have been accused of deducting client fees when they were actually receiving costs from the scheme already.
Over 3.6 million worth of deductions have now been recovered with the help of the Legal Complaints Service. The money recovered has since been returned to those involved.
Article Source: Articlelogy.com
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