A successful artist is seeking £33.6million in damages claiming he now paints too slowly after being run over by a stolen moped in central London - preventing him from creating 14 extra masterpieces per year.
Wow! Isn't he lucky the chap who hit him is a billionaire! That is what happened, right?
...he is now suing Mr Hinds and insurers Aviva ...
Ah. Of course.
However lawyers for Aviva at the High Court in London today branded the claim 'extraordinary' and 'overstated', and suggested the collision had actually helped Mr Mathieu's career, citing interviews in which the artist discussed the 'positive impact of the accident' which 'influenced his subject matter.'
Whoops!
They also argued that he often fails to sell a 'sizeable portion' of his work at events, undermining his claim that he could sell more works every year. And while not disputing some liability, they are challenging the amount of the payout demanded, arguing the claim is 'inflated' and 'based on hypothetical guess work'.
It's based on what he - and his lawyers - think he can get away with...
Mrs Justice Hill is considering arguments at a High Court trial in London due to last about two weeks.
That long?
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