Lawyer for the Ski Area Winterpark Postalm

Our lawyers are specialized in the extrajudicial and judicial legal representation in civil proceedings and in criminal proceedings due to winter sports accidents in the ski area “Winterpark Postalm”.

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Legal Consequences after Winter Sports Accidents

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Harlander & Partner Attorneys at Law

We are one of the leading law firms for sports accidents in Austria.

Winterpark Postalm

The ideal location of our six locations in Austria enables us to optimally represent you in the event of accidents in the ski area “Winterpark Postalm”.

Our German clients particularly appreciate that our law firm is also admitted in Germany. This facilitates communication with their German “in-house lawyer” and German legal expenses insurance. We are the ideal “translators” from German law to Austrian law.

Meeting via video conference

Ski accidents often happen far from home. We have a solution for that too. The handling of all meetings via video conference or telephone is a matter of course for us. This saves you many kilometers of travel.

Legal Expenses Insurance

We accept all legal expenses insurance policies.

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Claims after an Accident

In the event of an accident in the ski area Winterpark Postalm, you may be entitled to numerous claims.

Pain and suffering

The compensation for pain and suffering is intended to compensate the injured person for both the pain and discomfort already caused by the ski accident and all consequential and late damages that will only occur in the future.

The amount of pain and suffering compensation is calculated using daily rates, whereby a distinction is made between slight, moderate, and severe pain. These are awarded in different amounts in the various court districts.

For example, the Regional Court of Salzburg would likely award compensation for pain and suffering of approximately EUR 5,520.00 for an injury involving 3 days of severe pain, 8 days of moderate pain, and 21 days of mild pain.

Property damage

The property damage includes the costs for the replacement or repair of items that were destroyed or damaged by the ski accident. Property damage, such as ski equipment damaged by the ski accident, must also be compensated.

The purpose of the claim for damages is to provide the injured party with compensation for the loss suffered. If already used items, e.g. old ski equipment, are damaged, the “new for old” problem arises. In the case of heavily used items, this can lead to only the current value of the damaged item being replaced.

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Rescue costs

The recovery costs include the costs of recovery from the accident site. If, due to a ski accident, a recovery by helicopter was necessary, then the injured party can also demand these costs from the person who caused the accident.

ATTENTION: If the rescue costs were reimbursed by an insurance company, the related claims against the person causing the damage are transferred to the insurance company.

Medical costs

The medical costs include the costs for treatments, medications, medical aids and travel to treatments.

ATTENTION: If the services were provided by the social insurance provider, the related claims against the person causing the damage are transferred to the social insurance provider.

Frustrated expenses

Frustrated expenses are all expenses that were not caused by the ski accident itself, but have become useless due to the ski accident. The accident victim is entitled to compensation for frustrated expenses.

The claim for reimbursement of frustrated expenses includes, among other things, the costs of the no longer needed hotel room, travel expenses for a holiday that can no longer be consumed and cancellation costs.

If you have canceled your vacation in the ski area Winterpark Postalm due to an accident, you may also be entitled to compensation for this.

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Loss of earnings

The loss of earnings includes all damages to the accident victim due to a reduction or loss of earning capacity.

If the accident victim suffers a loss of earnings due to the ski accident, the person causing the accident must compensate for the loss of earnings.

The loss of earnings must be compensated by the person causing the accident even in case of slight negligence.

Lost Profit

Loss of profit always occurs when the injured party loses a future opportunity that was already largely certain to happen.

The non-receipt of an already imminent, but not yet fixed, professional promotion represents a loss of profit if the accident victim is no longer able to perform the higher-paid job due to permanent damage.

The loss of profit must be compensated by the accident perpetrator in case of gross negligence.

Lump Sum Expenses

The lump-sum expenses serve to compensate for all other expenses incurred by the injured party as a result of the ski accident. This includes, in particular, one’s own time spent dealing with the consequences. Examples of this are expenses for questioning by the police.

Under the title “Lump Sum Expenses“, up to €200.00 is typically awarded, unless higher costs are proven.

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