$5.5M
Worker's Compensation, Trucking Accident, Personal Injury
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Case Details
A worker suffered quadriplegia due to a motor vehicle collision in 2016 while riding as a passenger in a box truck for his employer. The truck driver fell asleep, causing an initial collision, and then a tractor-trailer crashed into the disabled box truck. The worker sustained severe cervical spinal column fractures and spinal cord injury.
Additional Notes
Structured settlement approved in 2018 by Workers Compensation Commissioner. Third-party liability cases against the two drivers were settled for policy limits. Structured settlement includes up-front payment and monthly payments for life, plus Medicare Set-aside plan for 21 years. Future payments guaranteed for 30 years.