Multiple serious orthopaedic injuries left 26-year-old unable to continue his employment.

Ben was riding his motorcycle when he was involved in a collision with a car as the driver had failed to notice him.

He suffered serious multiple orthopaedic injuries including a burst fracture of a cervical vertebra, a fracture of a metacarpal of his left hand and an abdominal muscle tear.

Ben was transferred to a hospital where he underwent surgery to stabilise his spinal injury.

Ben had a plaster cast applied to his left upper limb. He developed contractures of two fingers and nodules on his hand for which he underwent further surgery.

Ben initially had restricted movement and some stiffness as a result of his orthopaedic injuries. As a result, he found it necessary to obtain more suitable alternative employment.

The driver’s insurers subsequently admitted liability. Following a round-table meeting and subsequent negotiations, we were able to secure a final award in the sum of £150,000 on Ben’s behalf.

Helen Shaw, Senior Litigation Manager at Potter Rees Dolan, acted for Ben and said:

“In cases involving motorcyclists, it is especially important to ensure that all the relevant x-rays or scans are carefully reviewed by a suitable expert, to ensure that no additional injuries have been overlooked.”

The names and identifying details of the client have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals involved.

Article supplied by Potter Rees Dolan

Following a cancer diagnosis, award-winning filmmaker Peter Starr found the key to his long-term healthy survival was “living a purposeful life”. Much of his world was centred around motorcycling so he constructed the next part of his life to redefining and reinventing his motorcycling passion by planning to ride in 12 countries where he had never been before, or at least had never ridden a motorcycle there. 

Now the renowned film-maker shares those stories in a brilliant publication Motorcycle Traveler.

Starr’s first adventure was to Taiwan in 2011, then further on and off-road trips followed to Israel, New Zealand, Australia, Finland, Poland, Ecuador, Canada, Scotland, Wales/Isle of Man, Romania and Thailand. Being a film maker, he also had considerable experience with a still camera, something that is immediately obvious from the quality of photographs contained in this coffee table large format book.

In this publication, Starr has communicated the marvels and curiosities that await a motorcycle tourist. Beautifully illustrated with photographs that are a fitting compendium to the fluency of the manuscript, in many ways this is a fitting follow-up to Starr’s previous book Taking It To The Limit – 20 Years of Making Motorcycle Movies, and hopefully the harbinger of many more books to come from the author.

Motorcycle Traveler is accompanied with a free DVD showing clips from many of Starr’s most popular films. The book, with 50 signed copies available, costs £45 and is available from www.mortonsbooks.co.uk

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MAVERICK VIÑALES TENTH AND ALEIX ESPARGARÓ ELEVENTH IN THE GP OF THE AMERICAS

ON A DIFFICULT TRACK, ANOTHER SOLID WEEKEND THAT BOOSTS CONFIDENCE AHEAD OF THE EUROPEAN PORTION OF THE SEASON

Both Aprilias finished the Grand Prix of the Americas in the points, with Maverick Viñales tenth and Aleix Espargaró eleventh when the chequered flag waved. It is a result that does not reflect the true potential of the bike, but it should be considered positive bearing in mind that on the same circuit just a few months ago - in the race held in October - the RS-GP was clearly in difficulty.

Starting from the fifth row of the grid, Maverick and Aleix took home valuable points for the championship and were the protagonists of another solid weekend which instils hope ahead of the European portion of the championship season. Viñales felt particularly at ease in the race, doing the third best time, whereas Espargaró is leaving a track that is particularly hard for him with third place in the overall rider championship.

ALEIX ESPARGARÓ
“I tried my best to be competitive here, but this is a track that I have never liked and it is also not the most favourable for our bike. In free practice and even in the warm-up session, I managed to maintain a good pace anyway, but from the first lap in the race I struggled with grip. Knowing that I wouldn’t be able to maintain the same pace as the best, I tried to be as fast as possible without making mistakes, because it was important to capitalise and earn some points even on a complicated weekend like this one. We have reason to be satisfied with this first portion of the season.”

MAVERICK VIÑALES
“To be honest, the bike was working extremely well today. I couldn’t have asked for more. The limitation, which we are working on intensely, is speed on the flying lap. In this season, with this level, starting from behind means compromising the race, even if your potential pace is high. In any case, I'm happy because the right feeling is just about there. I feel good on the Aprilia and I can’t wait to begin the European part of the calendar.”

#AmericasGP race. He was the favourite for the win yesterday, despite a fifth place on the grid behind other four Ducati machines: today Enea Bastianini showed he can excel under pressure in a race that in many ways remembered the triumphant ride in Qatar.

After a good start, he managed his pace in the first part of the race behind Miller and Martin, before unleashing the ‘beast’: thanks to a frenetic pace, he crossed the finish line a lonely winner in Texas. The tally goes up to two wins (out of four races) with the rider #23 who returns to the top of the standings with a five-point advantage on Rins and 11 points on Espargaró.

It was a difficult race on the other side of the pit-box, with Fabio Di Giannantonio unable to find the best feeling with the track as he struggled on corner exit on his way to a sub-par 21st place at the chequered flag. The return to Europe in two weeks will surely bring new energy to the #49, who is still looking for his first championship points.

🏆 - ENEA BASTIANINI #23 (Championship leader – 61 points)
“We had exactly this time of plan for the race. In the beginning I struggled a little in the first sector, but I chose to not take too many risks and try to tail Martin. Then when Rins came from behind and we almost collided, I decided it was time to push harder. I passed Jorge and then Jack: I saw I had a little extra and I tried. I made a few mistakes during my first lap in the lead, but then I was able to put together a good pace. This is a fantastic win, which is the result of incredible teamwork. We can be quick on every track, even though I’m living this season like a rookie, as I see that we still have something to learn from the others on the track.”

21st - FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO #49
“We improved a lot during the weekend, but then the result in the race didn’t come. We still need to keep working and improving in every area. The race today was extremely hard, as I was losing a lot on corner exit: we’re still missing something in terms of electronics, so in the upcoming European back-to-back we will focus on that.”