A motorcyclist who suffered multiple injuries and lost a kidney after a road accident has been awarded more than $356,000 in damages. Mr Asher David De Laure, who was then a 19-year-old polytechnic student, was riding his bike on Sept 28, 2015, when a car driven by Ms...
As his kidney function deteriorated, Mr De Laure required three sessions of haemodialysis, which involves pumping blood out of his body to an artificial kidney machine.
“His life now is a series of compromises he makes with a new, dimmer reality. Undoubtedly, he has lost something intangible.” The total amount awarded to Mr De Laure includes $87,000 for his kidney injuries, $70,000 for loss of future earning capacity, nearly $35,000 for loss of income relating to his delay in graduation after taking a leave of absence from school due to the accident, $20,000 for liver lacerations and $7,500 for post-traumatic stress disorder .
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