Macbook pro damaged inner shell options

today I had an accident at work and my macpro was damaged. I have a 3 year apple care cover.
the laptop seems to be working but there is a nasty bump on the top left keyboard and I'm worried it's damaged inside.
what are the options available?
cheers guys
P

Bring the MBP to an Apple store genius bar for a FREE evaluation. The damage that the MBP endured is not considered a manufacturing defect thus will not be covered by Apple Care. Any repair costs will be bourne by you.
Ciao.

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"Dear Sir,
On the last January we read about the new MacBook Pro
and ordered one exemplar in order to test its
performance.
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W860806KVJ3) on the 21st February 2006 with Windows
Office 2004 Software.
Unfortunately after only few days I hit the screen of
MacBook Pro with the iPod after its synchronization
and a crack appeared on it.
So we brought the MacBook Pro for the repair of
screen to the nearest Apple Center in Rome and after
two weeks we received the proposal for repair.
The cost for replacement of screen is Euro 900
(+VAT) Therefore we decided to abandon the laptop
and do not buy Apple anymore.
We have only a professional use of laptops, then the
fragility of parts like screen and the exaggerate
cost of maintenance is a limit in making use of Apple
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about our experience
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