Good result in the end but perhaps should have been charged with assault. He knew the cyclist was there, twice tried to have him off, succeeding on the second attempt, stopping for no reason with a clear road in front of him, boxing the cyclist in and using the door mirror to 'hook' him off.
Definitely intentional, more than just careless driving, although that is easier to prove at court.
Hope he gets stuffed by his insurance company.
A lot of cab drivers - ironically many (of course not all) who drive this older bodystyle drive like idiots, bullying their way in, missing people's bumpers & mirrors by a c*nt hair. Not to generalise, but a lot of taxi drivers drive way too fast and aggressively anyway. I like to give a good tip when I have a safe trip.
Did you report it the police? Maybe it's on CCTV? Got a pic of their face? Please post the pic.