Motorcycle crash settlement examples

As expert lawyers in this niche area of law, we can use official precedents to consider motorcycle crash settlement examples for guidance purposes.

It’s important to know, however, that we can only offer rough guidance without knowing more about the case and properly investigating it. When it comes to fully assessing a legal case and putting  an accurate value on it, we use a combination of our expertise and medical evidence that’s unique to you. We can then use the official guidelines to accompany this and formulate a final amount.

Here, we can look at three common injury areas and offer brief advice about the kinds of amounts that could be expected. This is just for the injury side of a case alone and doesn’t account for losses and expenses which, in serious cases, can make up the larger portion of a case. Brain injury cases and loss of limb injuries often lead to settlements that are in excess of a million pounds.

Head injury cases

Motorcycle crash settlement examples for head injuries can be a common one as many victims will suffer these kinds of problems. We have recovered millions of pounds in damages for serious head injury cases given how severe this type of injury can be.

Minimal head or brain injury cases could lead to a settlement in the region of £11,000.00, although we will need to account for if a helmet was worn or not. If one wasn’t worn, you may be subject to a reduction in the final pay-out for what is known as contributory negligence. This reflects that the law says that you should wear a helmet and, if a helmet may have lessened the severity of the injury, this can be reflected in the final amount.

In some of the most severe cases, pay-outs could reach up to over £350,000.00 for the injury alone. You can read more about motorcycle crash settlement examples for head injury claims here.

Leg injury claims

Leg injuries can be incredibly common in motorbike accident cases. Legs are one of the areas of the body that can be really hard to fully protect, and coming off your bike can easily mean damage to one or both.

In more straightforward cases, settlements can be in the £10,000.00 region. For serious leg injury cases that may leave the victim with permanent problems, amounts for the injury alone could end up in the £70,000.00 mark. When it comes to amputation, cases can attract awards in the £250,000.00 area.

For more in-depth motorcycle crash settlement examples for leg injuries, take a look at the article here. As well as impact injuries, burn injuries can also be common, and you can read more about them on the advice page here.

Arm injury cases

As with leg injuries, damage to one or both of the arms can also be common. According to the official guidelines:

• Simple forearm fractures may lead to awards of up to £16,830.00;
• Injuries leading to a substantial degree of disability can result in awards in the region of £34,340.00;
• Injuries where the victim is left with permanent and substantial disabilities, such as serious fractures to one or both arms, can lead to pay-outs in the region of £52,490.00.

We have also previously authored articles specific about this type of injury and you can read more about them on the article here.