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Left-turn collision while riding home from work
A driver turned left in front of Jordan's bike. The first offer was $40K.
Jordan Pike·29·Phoenix, AZ
Settlement
$285,000
Initial insurance offer: $40,000
I was almost home. The car came across two lanes to make a left and I had nowhere to go.
Broken collarbone, broken tibia, road rash on most of my left side. Six weeks in a chair, then crutches, then a cane.
The insurance company tried to argue that because I was on a motorcycle, I was assuming the risk. My lawyer destroyed that argument in about two paragraphs.
I'm riding again. Different bike, same routes. I take the long way home now.
"They assumed because I rode a bike I'd take the first check. I almost did."
How the settlement broke down
- Surgeries + hospital$95,000
- Lost wages (5 months)$38,000
- Bike replacement$12,000
- Pain and suffering$140,000
