Received writ of summons.

[JbAtRaCeR]

Guys can i check with you if the accident happen more than 2 yrs less than 3yrs,can the other party sue or claim for the matter?..

 

To TS: Let the insurance guys handle it.This kind of people are haiz...no words can describe their actions.

[new_surfer]

sorry double posting.

[new_surfer]

If one wants to claim for medical injuries sustained during in an accident/s, one must have himself/herself checked by certified doctor/s within 3 days of the accident/s.. else its will not carry a load on the claim to the other party..

 

Do updates us on the results as it can be a case study for us..

 

As for TS, let insurer settle all legal matters for you..they are better at pushing away blames & claims.

[xiaobanz]

Wa this passenger i think must have gotten into some debt or something. Lack of cash. Crazy sia.

[Terrible One]

My friend change lane w/o checking blindspot(car) and hit a motorbike.. Rider and pillion claim S$35k from his insurance company..

[Fad]

My friend change lane w/o checking blindspot(car) and hit a motorbike.. Rider and pillion claim S$35k from his insurance company..

 

Well in my case it's a little bit different. If i may modify ur example a little, eg. is the car driver that is claiming the rider because the car driver and the passengers all suffered some kind of "injury".

[rossi250]

Bro,

I know this lawyer who specialises in this type of cases. He has handled motorcycling cases too. His name is Mr Christopher Fam. HP 98180528.

If you need more info, give me a call at 9823 9388. I'm Zai

 

Hi guys,

 

I got served, on new year's eve. So i would like to share and ask a few questions. Mostly i''m just sharing it here to help me relax a little bit.

 

I got into an accident in May 07, was at a T-junction and i made a right turn and got hit by a bus from opposite direction. Yeah basically that's what happened. I was quite seriously injured, fractured ribs and fractured spleen(which had to be removed), and a few lacerations and bruises.

 

But the ridiculous thing that is really bugging me now is that a PASSENGER who was inside the bus is claiming from me, and the bus driver. Best part is below:

 

Statement of special damages

Medical expenses to date $70

Transport expenses to date $20

Future and/or continuing medical expenses[to be assesed]

but estimated at $1000

Future or continuing transport expenses[to be assessed]

but estimated at $500

Loss of earning capacity[to be assesed] but estimated at $20, 000

 

I don't know whether to laugh or cry, he suffered $70 medical fees(bcos the diagnosis showed he had no injuries except complaining of neck pain), but is claiming for 20k+. I know i should be consulting my lawyer but it's new year and i have 8 days to make an appearance. So i must go to court and file memorandum of appearance.

 

Would like to ask what have i got myself into really. I feel it doesnt make sense at all that the passenger even has the cheek to claim such a big amount when he didnt even suffer any injuries, while i had 2 surgeries and warded for a week in hospital. Appreciate any comments or advice. Thanks for reading.

[swiftee]

omg these passengers really chek ark...

 

good luck with your case... hope justice is done

[biking nomad]

i'm just curious, do all the passengers have the same law firm /lawyer acting for them?

[GuiNNeSS]

They may not need the same law firm/lawyer acting for them.

 

And whiplash might not show up after a few days. All folks claiming on any injuries will inflate their claims on the safe side. Its up to the legal firms, insurers to bargain it down.

 

There is nothing abnormal to the claims. What it might be abnormal if that claims cannot be deflected back onto the driver for banging a rider. But if the TS has a charge of dangerous/reckless riding.....then there is a different story to be heard.

[Laguna11]

er... 1st time i heard of this type of cases... singaporean realli..zzz

ppl get injured... sue them for money.. despo ah.. im refering to those on this case only

[Guest tookara]

this accident u turning right chances are its your fault right? cos oncoming vehicles aka the bus has the right of way?

[coolcat]

monkey see monkey do.. all these people are just plain lazy and want to get rich at the expense of others... really pisses me off...

 

Juz curious .. how can all 10 bus passengers collaborate to sue together? Unless they know each other in the first place or all really suffered injuries (in which case I would think each monkey would have done what they are now seemingly doing collectively)?

[GuiNNeSS]

Its just means how law savvy nowadays every common person is. It does not take a lot to figure how how when one make a mistake, others will suffer, and in turn will sue for compensation.

 

Its a lesson in life, that should teach everyone, that the WHOLE WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE around them.

[Fad]

i'm just curious, do all the passengers have the same law firm /lawyer acting for them?

 

Juz curious .. how can all 10 bus passengers collaborate to sue together? Unless they know each other in the first place or all really suffered injuries (in which case I would think each monkey would have done what they are now seemingly doing collectively)?

 

For 2 of the claims so far, they were from the same law firm. For the other 10 i don't know yet cos i haven't received the summons. Though i suspect they might be from the same law firm also, perhaps the lawyer was a passenger too who knows.

 

this accident u turning right chances are its your fault right? cos oncoming vehicles aka the bus has the right of way?

 

The light was green when i reached the T junction, then i slowed down and eventually stopped(ie put a foot down) since there were oncoming traffic. Then somehow i saw what might turn out to be an imaginary green arrow and i made my turn, and silly me didn't see a bus. Yeah. Only after getting hit and lying on the road did i see what actually hit me. That said, i think the bus could have done more to avoid the collision.

 

Anyways, whether or not majority of it was my own fault, i still feel that it's unfair for them to claim. I know i owe a duty of care to other road users, pedestrians etc, but when i'm the one hit by a bus, the bus driver has a greater duty of care to the passengers as well as to a rider.

[GuiNNeSS]

Anyways, whether or not majority of it was my own fault, i still feel that it's unfair for them to claim. I know i owe a duty of care to other road users, pedestrians etc, but when i'm the one hit by a bus, the bus driver has a greater duty of care to the passengers as well as to a rider.

 

Dearie,

 

I am sorry to say, that it appears to me fair that the passengers are doing what they are doing. Call me cruel, but whats not fair to you, looks fair enough to me.

 

Thats why we buy insurances. Which is why you need to go talk to your insurers about this issue.

 

And as a warning to other riders, to double check their insurances, to at least have these basics like Life, Health, Personal Liability & Accident Insurances.

 

We dont start to prepare only when there is a need. We prepare before there is a need.

 

Which is why, those w/o licence and insurance and riding causing grief to others, you know why we hate them so much. They die, cannot even compensate the values of other lives which they cause to be ruined.

[yanuk]

Bro,

I know this lawyer who specialises in this type of cases. He has handled motorcycling cases too. His name is Mr Christopher Fam. HP 98180528.

If you need more info, give me a call at 9823 9388. I'm Zai

It's best to hand over to the insurers instead of taking this up personally. NO LAWYER can absolve you totally of any liabilities, meaning you will have to pay out of your own pocket eventually.

 

That is why we have motor insurance so that the motor insurance will pay instead of us.

[vtec88]

bro,

 

try finding your town MP for help

[contrarian]

knn these ppl really will get their piece of their karma cake one day.. really no self-respect. lower than animals.

 

Imagine a motorcycle passenger injured in an collision accident with another vehicle. This injured passenger sues the rider and the other driver. There are many such claims by pillion riders yearly.

 

Would you now say that the injured pillion passenger is "lower than animals"?

 

The injured party is merely recovering what he thinks is due to him for his injury, from the various parties who could be at fault. This shouldn't change whatever the motor vehicle the passenger is in.

[contrarian]

Guys can i check with you if the accident happen more than 2 yrs less than 3yrs,can the other party sue or claim for the matter?..

 

Generally speaking, the time limit under Singapore law for bodily injury claims is 3 years, and the time limit for property damage claims is 6 years.

[JbAtRaCeR]

Generally speaking, the time limit under Singapore law for bodily injury claims is 3 years, and the time limit for property damage claims is 6 years.

 

 

But if the case is more than 3 years for bodily injury,can the person still claim from me?.

[contrarian]

But if the case is more than 3 years for bodily injury,can the person still claim from me?.

 

Then it depends on when he discovered the injury. The law has a special provision that allows for latent injuries - those that aren't apparent immediately when the accident happens.

 

And the limitation of 3 years is only to start a claim. Once a claim is started within the 3 years, it can continue going through the system for longer.