Q: What can be done if my son was in a church van going to fast and busted his nose due to braking fast?
My son and other children were in the church van, they said he was going really fast when all of a sudden, he braked fast to avoid hitting a car, my son busted his nose on the window as he was looking out, he bled for 20min then taken to the ER where he continued to bleed for another 15min. he bled later that night and the next day taken out of school for 2 nosebleeds, do I have a claim? He has a concussion just found out.
A: For the ER bill? Probably. File a claim with the church's automobile insurer. There may be no-fault personal injury coverage, otherwise it appears that the driver was negligent. But don't look for a large payday; I don't see much in the way of damages (other than, as I say, the ER bill).
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