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Originally Posted by silver02Sti
sounds like you definately have a legitimate claim and you wll receive compensation for costs/losses if you play the game correctly.
you have to have a lawyer - go to see one. They can let you know if you have a case and will start proceedings if you wish (attending a gp for a report etc). They will take out there fee when you settle and they can only charge you up to $10 000 for this type of claim.
It is essential that you get and keep all copies of reports (police report, doctors, physios, physciatrists, lawyers, this includes all receipts for your costs incurred due to the accident) Do not rely on your lawyer to do this for you.
Generally these things last for about four years so be patient. This is quite important as you may think you have recovered but you may notice pains and aches etc as time goes by....tell your gp about these and make sure you get him to record it in the report.
REPORTS = evidence = compensation
there are lots of traps for young players but if you persist with your legitimate claim you will be compensated
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Don't know where you get your facts from but you are WRONG, my photocopying bill alone was over $1,200 and if you think you are going to get a lawyer to work for 4 years for $10,000 you are living on cloud kukoo land.
There are limits they are supposed to charge but they ignore that, then baristers reports come into it & you pay for your own medical & shrink reports ( usually between $800 & $1,200 ea ), Then the MVIT will shop you from one insurance quack to another & they are all lying bastards.
Then when you are getting close to going to court the lying thieving shark fuck like the one I had might demand you fork out $50,000 or he will not continue your case because he has kids & a mortgage to pay.
The MVIT will employ the biggest pricks on earth to fight you because they have unlimited funds, yes from the third party insurance you pay on your rego.
What you must to do is get a case number from the MVIT so they pay all medical & pharmacy bills but if you are back at work full time, you have no economical loss. It will more than likely cost you much more than you will be offered & even that will take a minimum of two years.
I was lucky, I had X Rays to prove I had damage & they admitted 100% liability. If you have soft tissue damage its off to the shrinks till they find one who is willing to stand up in court to say it's all in your head.