Bike Struck By Car Making Right Turn in Bike Lane – $42,000

Published: 05/11/2024

Our client was riding his bicycle on Santa Monica Boulevard, in the bike lane. As he crossed the intersection with Century Park on a green light, the defendant attempted a right turn and collided into our client. Our client suffered a hairline fracture to his rib which made it difficult for him to carry on with any of his daily activities, including work, while he recovered. After submitting the demand to his insurance, they came back with an offer of $23,000, and after several rounds of negotiations, the insurance begrudgingly increased their offer to $26,000 and refused to go up any higher. We did not give up – we pushed for mediation, which the insurance reluctantly agreed to. During the mediation the insurance finally agreed to increase their offer to $42,000, which our client was extremely happy about. He is happy with the results and grateful that we kept fighting for him.