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German driver runs a red light and hits Australian musician


After saving up for three years and working hard an Australian musician travelled to Berlin to develop his music career. While crossing a road on his bike through red traffic light, a car sped towards him through a red light. The client was hit at 60 km/h and thrown 10 meters into the air. He was rushed to the hospital by an ambulance and taken straight to an ICU, where severe.

The client spent months attending appointment after appointment while trying to learn enough German to understand the insurance, medical bills and medical system. The incident resulted in physical and mental damages, restricting his capacity to work. The money that was saved up for the client’s career ended up being used to support their recovery.

Because of the injuries sustained he could not resume his job. He had to rely on unemployment benefits which was low compared to the cost of living and he could not afford the necessary medical treatments.

After the client’s return to Australia he changed his legal representation to Janssen + Maluga Legal, a German-Australian personal injury law firm. Prof. Dr Gerhard Janssen was in close contact with the client throughout the case, especially in difficult times. Thanks to the hard work of Prof. Dr Janssen and his team the case was settled out of court in Germany. JML paid all the costs and disbursements in Australia and Germany and settled for three times the client’s expectation although contributory negligence had to be accepted due to his running of the red light.

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