03-23-2015, 01:05 PM
There are a number of traumas beyond the accident itself.
The protracted adversarial process unfortunately very often causes further damage and interferes with healing. A 5 year (and counting) legal battle of attrition usually leaves people more damaged and more angry.
There is also a sense of betrayal that the "powers that be" have deliberately acted to leave you and your family under-protected. The rights to sue under workcover have been significantly eroded. And now the ability to sue the operator has also been compromised. Who to sue next? The regulator? - this happened on their watch.
Finally there can be a sense of isolation from former colleagues. Some people find the issue so confronting they turn away and move on. Although a sensible defense mechanism to help people move forward in life, this can appear callous to those affected.
Slats11
The protracted adversarial process unfortunately very often causes further damage and interferes with healing. A 5 year (and counting) legal battle of attrition usually leaves people more damaged and more angry.
There is also a sense of betrayal that the "powers that be" have deliberately acted to leave you and your family under-protected. The rights to sue under workcover have been significantly eroded. And now the ability to sue the operator has also been compromised. Who to sue next? The regulator? - this happened on their watch.
Finally there can be a sense of isolation from former colleagues. Some people find the issue so confronting they turn away and move on. Although a sensible defense mechanism to help people move forward in life, this can appear callous to those affected.
Slats11