Key Points:
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Victoria’s Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is responsible for compensating anyone who is injured while using the road.
Summary:
A motorcyclist who suffered physical and psychological injuries in a road accident receives a significant out-of-court settlement.
Case Details:
The 23-year-old suffered injury when a vehicle failed to give way and struck his motorcycle, causing him to be thrown off.
He sustained severe injuries and had to undergo multiple surgeries to his right foot and right shoulder, steroid injections into his spine, osteopathy and psychological and psychiatric treatment.
Outcome:
In an out-of-court settlement, the man received over 400 thousand dollars in compensation for pain and suffering and past and future loss of earnings.*
*Details of this case have been altered or omitted to protect the identity of the parties.