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Respondent acceptance of injuries board awards

  • 27-09-2016 3:37pm
    #1
    Sad Professor
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    A general query re: the reasons for the acceptance/rejection of injuries board awards which I haven't been able to find any stats on but some folks might have experience with:

    Obviously when the injuries board makes an assessment, both parties have to accept it. My understanding was that usually if anyone is going to reject the amount awarded it will be the claimant because they think they can get more by going to court. But is it as common for the respondent/insurance company to reject the award in order to go to court? And if so why do they do it?


Comments

  • #2
    nuac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,769 ✭✭✭nuac


    Mod
    Good thread, but pls keep replies general rather than discussing specific cases


  • #3
    Little CuChulainn
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    Fraud would be one instance. No harm in letting the injuries board give a figure and seeing if it's worth fighting first.


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Yeah I hadn't considered fraud. Why even submit to an injuries board assessment in that case? Do they not have to accept liability first?


  • #5
    Little CuChulainn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,624 ✭✭✭Little CuChulainn


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Yeah I hadn't considered fraud. Why even submit to an injuries board assessment in that case? Do they not have to accept liability first?

    I don't think so. I imagine they compare the injuries board figure to their estimated costs for a case and decide wether it would be worth taking the risk.


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