Payment of medical fees prejudice a personal injuries case?

Morby

Asking on behalf of a friend - no really!

Friend of mine suffered cosmetic injuries in their place of work.

Work told them to send in their medical bills which is very good of them and fair enough. Presumably they will reimburse all out of pocket payments made by the injured person personally, so all well and good there.

However, it is looking likely that my friend is going to be left with a visible and pronounced disfigurement as a result of their injuries. It will be mainly cosmetic at this stage.

If they accept reimbursement of medical costs incurred by their employer would this prejudice them in the event that in the future they wanted to pursue a claim via the personal injuries board?

They may not ever do so, but I would like to advise them as best I can in case they have ongoing difficulties and financial burdens as a result of what happened them at work.

The only advice you should give to your friend is that they seek qualified legal advice.

Stanford

Its likely that the Employer will insist that the bills will be paid as full and final settlement of all claims and get the employee to sign to this effect, I know I would if I was the Employer

Morby

Thanks guys, makes sense and was along the lines of what I was thinking myself.

I don't think they want to go down the legal route but it might be no harm to advise to seek some advise before making any decisions.