$4.5M
Auto Accident, Personal Injury
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Case Details
Doe was injured in an automobile collision which caused his vehicle to leave the highway and resulted in his ejection from the vehicle. Doe was a highly active and productive man who was engaged in sales. As a result of the collision, he sustained serious and debilitating injuries including a closed head injury, T-12 burst fracture of his back, right side rib fractures of the first and second ribs, commuted fractures of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eight ribs with displacement near the chest cavity and fractures of the ninth and tenth ribs. He also had a dislocated acromioclavicular joint fracture as well as transverse process fractures of L1, L2 and L3. Plaintiff made a fairly good recovery from most of his traumatic injuries except had residual problems from his T12 burst fracture and the closed head injury.
Additional Notes
The defense admitted liability, but claimed that the plaintiff’s traumatic brain injury was mild, and had resolved. That he had other numerous pre-existing injuries including life treating injuries which would limit his life expectancy to less than 10 years. Plaintiffs used extensive experts to demonstrate the nature and extent of plaintiff’s injuries and effect on his life. The case was resolved prior to trial for $4.5 million.