Personal injury from a traffic accident: if you sustain personal injuries as a result of a traffic accident, this almost always has medical and financial consequences for you.
You've been to a doctor or hospital and need time to recover. Unfortunately, it's not always immediately clear when you'll be fully recovered. Or whether you'll even be fully recovered?
Your injury financial consequences for you. Not only in the form of medical expenses, but also in the form of other costs, such as those for care and domestic help.
Your injury may also have consequences for your income, both in the short and long term. Additionally, in the event of personal injury resulting from a traffic accident, you are always entitled to compensation for pain and suffering (compensation for non-material damage) and FREE legal assistance.
Do you have questions about your personal injury from a traffic accident? Contact us now for advice. It's free, and you'll know exactly where you stand.
It's understandable that you want compensation for your injuries after a traffic accident. Nobody wants to incur additional costs or lose income, especially if it's someone else's fault.
It's also possible that, despite being "at fault," you're still entitled to (partial) compensation for your personal injury. This is the case with SVI insurance or if you drive a company car (or lease car).
If you've suffered injuries in a traffic accident, you'll always have to deal with an insurance company, which is responsible for compensating you for your injuries.
You simply have to trust that your personal injury claim will be settled properly, without the insurance company legally shortchanging you. Unfortunately, in practice, insurers often fail to adequately protect your interests.
That's why you're entitled to free legal assistancea personal injury firm at the liable party's expense engage. This entitles you to FREE legal assistance.
In any case, ask us for a free legal consultation. This doesn't obligate you to anything, and you'll know the situation right away.
Your compensation for personal injury after a collision can arise in different ways:
From a legal perspective, the following also makes a difference for your compensation:
Every type of traffic accident or collision has its own “legal peculiarities”.
But it almost always comes down to the fact that, from a legal perspective, you are often much better protected in the event of personal injury following a traffic accident than you think.
That is why it is always wise to advice from an expert personal injury agency.
We are happy to tell you how likely it is that your personal injury will be compensated after a collision.
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If you have suffered personal injury as a result of a collision, you often have additional legal protection.
The most extensive additional legal protection is intended for children under 14, passengers , and people in the backseat. With a few exceptions, they always receive 100% compensation.
As a cyclist or pedestrian, you have slightly less legal protection. But in many cases, you'll still receive at least 50% for your personal injury compensation, even if the collision was your own fault.
Personal injury from a traffic accident: even as the driver of your own car or a company car (lease car), you can still 100% compensation . Not many people know that.
There's a special insurance policy for this SVI insurance . SVI insurance covers all your personal injury damages after a traffic accident, even if the collision was your own fault.
Do you drive a leased car or a company car? Then your employer is more or less obliged to take out such SVI insurance. This is based on the law (Article 7:611).
But more and more private individuals these days SVI insurance, often without you even knowing it.
Have you suffered personal injury in a traffic accident due to your own fault? Always check whether you have SVI insurance. Do you drive a company car or a leased vehicle? Ask your employer if you have SVI insurance.
With SVI insurance, you're always entitled to compensation after a traffic accident, regardless of what happened, and even if the accident was your own fault.
At Van der Toorn Personal Injury, legal assistance with personal injury claims is free! The law (Article 6:96 of theDutch Civil Code) stipulates that assistance from a personal injury firm is completely free of charge . We're happy to explain why.
The costs of a personal injury law firm are considered part of your total injury claim after a traffic accident. This is stipulated by law.
Your counterparty is therefore also obliged to reimburse your legal costs (i.e. our costs).
So if you ask a personal injury law firm to represent your legal interests, it will not cost you anything.
You'll receive a clear Cost Guarantee from us upfront. This guarantee, in writing, guarantees that our assistance will completely free of charge . This is truly unique. There's no other personal injury firm in the Netherlands that offers you the same guarantee upfront and directly!
with us . We dedicate no less than 100% of our time to personal injury cases and personal injury resulting from a traffic accident. Not every personal injury lawyer can rightfully say the same!
Since 1999, we have been helping personal injury victims claim compensation after a collision. We are the leading personal injury specialists in the Netherlands. With us, you won't find inexperienced or novice personal injury lawyers, but only personal injury specialists of the highest caliber.
It was therefore not without reason that Van der Toorn Personal Injury was among the first personal injury firms to receive the National Personal Injury Quality Mark .
With offices in Rijswijk (South Holland) and Ede (Gelderland), we're always close to you. That's why we're perfectly positioned to represent your interests expertly and efficiently. From Den Helder to Maastricht, from Vlissingen to Groningen, and everywhere in between!
Have you suffered personal injury in a traffic accident and need advice? Feel free to contact us. You can fill out the form on our website, email us, call us, or even chat with us. Whatever works best for you.
We'll provide you with honest, well-founded advice. Afterward, you can decide for yourself what to do with it.
We can almost always tell you during our first contact – based purely on your own story – whether you are entitled to personal injury compensation.
You will then immediately know where you stand and you can rely on the expert assistance of the personal injury agency Van der Toorn Personal Injury.
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Your counterparty is also obligated to reimburse your legal costs (i.e., our firm's fees). This is stipulated by law (Section 6:96 of the Dutch Civil Code).
upfront written cost guarantee with a clear explanation. This also clearly states what you can expect from us and what we can expect from you.
We guarantee that the liable party will reimburse our costs. If they don't, it's our business risk. You'll never receive a bill from us. We promise!
Still unsure? Just contact us. We'd be happy to explain how our cost guarantee works.
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You can claim damages for personal injury due to the fault of another person injury (been injured)
Personal injury can be caused by, for example:
In addition, you may think of injuries sustained during:
It's best not to wait too long to file a personal injury claim. It's best to do so immediately after the accident.
Even if it is not yet clear at that time what your injury and its financial consequences consist of.
However, someone else must liable and must have taken out liability insurance for this (AVP/AVB/WA).
However, even if you caused the accident yourself, you can sometimes still claim compensation for personal injury. For example, if you SVI (Passenger Injury Insurance) or SVO (Opzittende Inschadende).
Are you unsure whether and when you are entitled to personal injury compensation?
Don't hesitate to contact us now for a free, no-obligation consultation. It's free , and you'll know exactly where you stand. Afterward, you can decide for yourself what to do with our advice.
Van der Toorn Personal Injury can help you with all types of injuries. We specialize in handling "serious personal injuries," such as:
But of course, we are also very happy to be there for you if someone else has sustained an injury. Such as neck injuries, whiplash, back injuries, bruises, sprains, dog bites, temporary injuries, and you name it.
The only thing we cannot help you with is personal injury caused by:
In that situation, we will of course refer you to a party that is specialized in this.
Do you have questions about your personal injury? Or are you unsure if we're the right place for you?
Please do not hesitate to ask us for a complete and free, no-obligation personal injury claim consultation.
You don't have to! But it's in your best interest to as soon as possible contact
Only then can you be certain that there is someone who thinks solely of your interests . Because that is our job: thinking of *your* interests.
But what is: as quickly as possible?
Sometimes an insurance company will contact you very shortly after the accident. They'll ask how you're doing and also ask for all sorts of other information.
You cannot know whether that insurer is asking “too many questions” from a legal perspective. About your health before the accident and which doctors you visited. You would rather avoid that, wouldn't you? So never wait too long to engage a personal injury firm.
It's also likely that you'll quickly incur significant expenses . Or your incomemay disappear. We'll handle the initial damage payments from the other party. Then you can focus on your recovery.
Would you like to know what's best for you? Don't hesitate to without obligation us
We'll give you right away advice clear. Then you can decide for yourself what to do with it.
If we think we can help you, we will let you know right away.
At the same time, we guarantee that our legal assistance completely free of charge .
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Allowances for additional assistance, such as:
In addition, your personal injury may have consequences for your income, such as:
Finally, you can consider other equally important personal injury compensation amounts, such as:
In addition, you are always entitled to compensation for pain and suffering, also known as non-material damages.
This is compensation for "loss of enjoyment of life." Your damages should compensate you for your grief, pain, and anything else that might have made you less happy than before the accident.
Unfortunately, Dutch law is not generous in awarding damages for pain and suffering. Therefore, the amounts awarded in the Netherlands are not considered "fair enough.".
If you'd like to learn more about non-pecuniary damages, click here. If you'd like to learn more about personal injury damages, click here.
Calculating non-pecuniary damages:
You are always entitled to compensation for pain and suffering. This is the "non-pecuniary component" of your personal injury compensation.
What is non-pecuniary damages?
Pain and suffering compensation is not in itself a “hard legal term”. It is compensation for damage that cannot be expressed in monetary terms.
So, everything that doesn't fall under additional costs or lost income. It's essentially compensation for your "mental damage.".
How to calculate non-pecuniary damages
People often ask us at the very beginning of their personal injury case how much compensation they are entitled to.
That question is actually impossible to answer. And any personal injury lawyer who claims otherwise is mistaken.
When can you calculate my non-pecuniary damages?
Your compensation for pain and suffering can only be definitively determined at the end of your personal injury case.
Only then will it be known what psychological consequences your injury has had and/or will have for you.
Because it is the psychological consequences that largely determine your compensation for non-pecuniary damages.
Important factors in calculating non-pecuniary damages
Important factors for calculating your non-pecuniary damages include:
Indication calculation of non-pecuniary damages:
We cannot predict exactly how much your compensation for non-pecuniary damages will be.
What we can do is give you a general indication of the amount of your compensation for pain and suffering.
If this sounds appealing, contact us today for a free, honest consultation. Afterward, you can decide for yourself what to do with it.
We are happy to help you calculate and claim your compensation for pain and suffering and other personal injury damages, such as your additional costs and lost income.
And if you choose our legal assistance, we guarantee you in writing in advance that our assistance will always FREE .
Calculating non-pecuniary damages? Ask for advice! We're happy to help. Want to know more about calculating non-pecuniary damages? Click here.
It happened when I was driving to work with a colleague. Just on the highway, not even in a traffic jam. It was, of course, busy during the morning rush hour. We were going about 70 km/h. Someone behind us wasn't paying attention and crashed right into us. We didn't see it coming at all.
