Case Result

$500,000

Personal Injury

Mineola, NY

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Case Details

Arbitration award (full policy limits). Client was awarded the full insurance policy limits after a hearing. The plaintiff underwent a lower back surgery and hip replacement. The plaintiff was under doctors care just prior to the accident for degenerative hip pain and was also receiving treatment to her lower back concurrently. The plaintiff's surgeon testified at the arbitration that the back surgery was causally related to the accident. The defendants argued that their medical experts opined that the plaintiff's injuries were degenerative in nature and the surgeries were unrelated to the accident.

Additional Notes

Our client was awarded the full insurance policy limits after a hearing. The plaintiff underwent a lower back surgery and hip replacement. The plaintiff was under doctors care just prior to the accident for degenerative hip pain and was also receiving treatment to her lower back concurrently. The plaintiff's surgeon testified at the arbitration that the back surgery was causally related to the accident. The defendants argued that their medical experts opined that the plaintiff's injuries were degenerative in nature and the surgeries were unrelated to the accident.

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