Mark Bowman acted for John who was knocked off
his bike and ran over by a lorry on 7 June 2010.
John suffered an unstable fracture to his pelvis, fractures to his
left ribs, a fracture of the 4th right metacarpal, a collapsed
lung, significant internal bleeding and various soft tissue
injuries. His condition was deemed critical.
We were instructed to pursue a claim against the lorry driver
and his employer. Liability was denied throughout the claim and a
trial was listed for May 2012.
The defendants argued that John was responsible for his own
injuries as he had failed to note the lorry indicating, and placed
himself in a position of danger. The defendants provided witness
evidence from the driver of the vehicle behind the lorry, who
claimed the lorry was indicating prior to moving off.
We obtained witness evidence from a cyclist on the other side of
the road who confirmed that the lorry had not been indicating at
any stage. We also
obtained expert evidence from an orthopaedic surgeon, a plastic
surgeon, a psychiatrist and a pancreatic surgeon and
we were able to settle John's claim for £90,000.
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