Don’t Fall for the Retirement Myth: Seniors Deserve Full Compensation After Motor Vehicle Accidents

Many people mistakenly believe that once they reach retirement age, they aren't entitled to the same level of benefits in the event of a 𝙘𝙖𝙧, 𝙗𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩. This misconception couldn't be further from the truth.

In a recent case of a 73-year-old lady who received a $300,000 settlement serves as a powerful reminder that age should never limit the compensation you deserve.

In this unfortunate incident, the claimant suffered severe injuries in a motor 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩, including fractures to her right ankle, right femur, and right kneecap. She underwent numerous surgical procedures and continues to experience a marked restriction of movement in her right knee and ankle.

The daily pain and limitations in her ability to perform everyday tasks, as well as her favourite social and sporting activities, were all consequences of this accident.

Determined to seek justice, she initiated a claim for common law damages. Given her retirement status, her claim was restricted on recovering damages for her non-economic loss.

The presiding member of the Personal Injury Commission approved the settlement amount of $300,000.00, emphasising,

"𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯."

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩.

If you or a loved one has sustained injuries in such an incident, 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 131 🅻🅰🆆 529.

Schedule an appointment with one of our experts today to ensure you receive the compensation you deserve. Your age is never be a barrier to justice.

Because, 𝕐𝕆𝕌 𝕄𝔸𝕋𝕋𝔼ℝ.