$947,000

Additional Notes

Type of action: Auto Accident. Date resolved: Jan. 12, 2018. Special damages: Approximately $230,000 in medicals and loss of wages. Demand: $2,000,000. Offer: Policy Limits. Verdict or settlement: Settlement. Attorneys for plaintiff: George T. Albiston, Norfolk. Plaintiff’s experts: Dr. Sheldon Cohn. Insurance carrier: Atlantic Casualty. Plaintiff was injured in a multiple car accident involving a tractor-trailer truck on May 24, 2017, in Wayne County, North Carolina. His vehicle was struck diagonally and knocked off the roadway. Plaintiff suffered a comminuted fracture of his femur, requiring open reduction and internal fixation. Additionally, plaintiff suffered multiple broken ribs and fractures in his hand. He was taken to Wake Med in Raleigh, where he underwent surgery. After his hospital stay, he was returned to Tidewater to an in-patient rehab facility for physical therapy and gait training. Upon release, he sought care from Dr. Sheldon Cohn, an orthopedic surgeon in the Tidewater area. He underwent therapy for his leg, hand and wrist. He made significant progress in the return of the majority of his function. Defendant, a tractor-trailer owner, was a small individually held carrier with a single-limit $1 million policy. Demand was made for the policy, and the policy was tendered after negotiation.