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Margretta M.
Baldwin Park, CA
CAR crash victim Andrea Crook received damages after her union's solicitors took up her fight with the insurers.
The GMB member, who was advised her case was worth just pounds 2,000 in compensation, has received pounds 6,500 in damages after help from her union.
Mrs Crook, 59, from Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, suffered whiplash when the car in which she was a passenger was hit.
Mrs Crook's car insurers advised her to instruct one of their recommended firms of solicitors. The insurance company's firm advised Mrs Crook her claim would be settled for damages between pounds 1,600 and pounds 2,000, but Mrs Crook contacted her GMB legal officer who, in turn, referred her to Thompsons Solicitors. Not only did she receive pounds 6,500, but the other driver's insurers paid for her to get treatment to help her combat her fear of travelling as a passenger.
GMB's Tom Brennan, said: "This case highlights the expertise our solicitors have."
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