Re: child on bicycle struck by vehicle

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The hospital bills amounted to $21K. We have been offered $34K
from the insurance company but this seems low to me. Medicaid
covered it for around $6K and I will have to pay that back out of
the insurance settlement minus a recovery fee hopefully. I was
thinking that in this case a multiplier of 3-4 times the hospital
costs would be reasonable. What do you think? Anyone?

On 5/23/05, 00 wrote:
> The reason I had asked the "fault" question is that I too had a
> son hit while crossing a road.He just had some very minor
> injuries. It was deemed my son's fault and therefore we had no
> suit against the driver. The other driver's insurance did make a
> good faith settlement to my son for a very small amount. And my
> car insurance paid for his hospital bills, so we were not out
> anything monetarily.
>
> I suggest that you contact a personal injury attorney ASAP.
> There should be a reasonable payment put in a trust for your son
> for this accident. I couldn't begin to tell you what you should
> ask for, but I will tell you if your attorney asks for too much
> you will be spending the next two years in court before it's
> settled. I saw a settlement for a man who lost his leg in an
> accident and he received $500k before attorney fees and costs.
> After all those he had about $300k left over and he and his wife
> blew it all within one year. They are now divorced. The injuries
> to your son do not appear to be permanent and he appears to have
> fully recovered. There is a marked difference in these two cases
> I know, but that just shows you what a permanent injury could
> receive. I'm guessing your settlement could be in the low 5
> figures, but again, your attorney would know best for your
> particular case.
>
>
> On 5/23/05, sumphatdad wrote:
>> Witnesses state that the driver was doing approx. 40-45 in 25
>> zone. Witness says that boy was trying to cross street after
>> complete stop at stop sign but driver was going to fast.
>> Driver did not see boy and hit him. Boy sustained closed head
>> injury. 3 fractures of the skull, bruised brain, blood on the
>> brain, partially collapsed lung. Boy missed 2 months of
>> school and could not play for 6 mos. Otherwise appears to
>> have made good recovery.
>>
>> On 5/22/05, 00 wrote:
>>> There are no "calculations" for such a thing.
>>>
>>> Who was at fault? What kind of injuries did the child
>> sustain?
>>>
>>> On 5/22/05, sumphatdad wrote:
>>>> How can I calculate damages for a child that was struck by
>>>> a vehicle while he was crossing the street on his bicycle?