agreed whickerman.
I have a degenrative spine condition, and was hit by one of these scam artists, deliberately, quite a mild bump, but my driver slammed on instinctively - like i said before, at the time I felt ok - adrenalin, endorphins, etc - i felt no pain.
they chose me because they thought 'young healthy woman' - she'll be fine.
however, because of that person, the problem i have with my spine/neck flared up the next day and still causes me trouble 4 years later - i am furious about this as i think it will never heal, and feel the compensation i received was not enough - i have a permanent injury!!
i also ended up with a chest infection from the pressure of the seat belt, irritating my lungs - i have asthma so again this much worse than your average person.
if this woman does have an prior injury and you have made it worse because you were not payin attention - remember the 2 second rule? - you were too close, regardless of speed, and you should have had enough space to stop - thats the point - you should be travelling at a pace that allows you room to stop safely, should the car in front make an emergency stop.
there is a lot of stopping and starting when negotiating junctions.
there is also the impact of her slamming on for fear on sailing out into traffic - as well as the bump.
she may well be exaggerating, but you don't know her, she could have been in a seriopus accident before, lost someone, etc and her nerves are shot because of this - but whether you feel it was just a little bump or not, the accident is solely your fault - she is entitled to stop her car suddenly if she feel its necessary.
your solicitors will check all her medical history and previous claims etc.