Case Result

$39,000

Personal Injury

Trial Verdict

Lynchburg, VA

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Case Details

The first case involved a 70+ aged male who was rear ended in a slow speed accident with minor body damage to the vehicles. Because of his age, this impact aggravated the preexisting arthritic condition in his hip and spine. Those age related problems did not cause him much trouble before this accident, but got worse after the wreck requiring medical treatment and physical therapy.

Additional Notes

The General District Court is a lower trial court that can hear cases without a jury and is limited in the amount it can award. Smaller personal injury cases can be tried there without having to pay a medical professional to testify. David has tried a number of cases there and never received less than the amount offered in settlement by the insurance company. David tried to settle the case with Travelers, the insurance company for the person that rear ended his client. Travelers offered $2,951.00. At the time of trial the medical bills were about $8000. The insurance company hired a lawyer who argued that there could not be much of an injury here, and that the plaintiff’s problems were all due to pre-existing arthritic changes. The judge took the case under advisement and later wrote an opinion letter agreeing that this was a legitimate injury and awarding $39,000.

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