Bike Accident - $75,000.00 & $7,500.00 (underinsured claim)

Our client, an avid triathlete, was struck by a commercial truck towing a trailer while riding his road bike when the driver of the truck attempted to pass him. As a result of the collision, our client was thrown from his bike and suffered from abrasions, lacerations, scarring to his knee and a fractured clavicle. An expert dermatologist was hired to render an opinion on the nature and permanency of the scarring to his knee. A claim against the driver of the truck for negligence was made and a claim against the underinsured policy of our client’s automobile insurance policy was made. The case against the driver of the truck was settled shortly after a settlement demand package was sent to the driver’s insurance company. After waiting three years to make sure the clavicle fracture did not require surgery, the underinsured claim was settled.