DATE OF SETTLEMENT
07/11/16
COURT AND COUNTY
Supreme Kings
AGE AND OCCUPATION OF PLAINTIFF
Plaintiff was 54 years old on the date of the accident. Plaintiff was employed as a child caretaker at the time of her accident.
FACTS AND ALLEGATIONS
The subject accident occurred on November 11, 2015, at 9:47 pm in Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff was a passenger of her vehicle and was T-boned by another vehicle. Plaintiff was wearing her seat belt at the time of the accident, but the impact caused her to be thrown back and forth and into the driver’s side window. Plaintiff’s vehicle was a total loss and was so severely damaged that the jaws of life was required to open the door. She was taken to the hospital and complained of lower back and shoulder pain.
INJURIES/DAMAGES
Plaintiff was a passenger of an accident where she was removed by ambulance and taken to Brookdale Hospital. X-Rays confirmed that she had fractured the vertebrae in her lower lumbar spine and injured her shoulder. Plaintiff, upon discharge, underwent medical testing and MRI’s revealed that she had tears in her shoulder and complained of shoulder pain. She was referred to an orthopedist and underwent arthroscopic surgery of her right shoulder. Plaintiff began a course of pain management and received two epidural injections to her lumbar spine. Plaintiff continued to undergo physical therapy twice a week for ongoing pain in her lumbar spine and had limitations caused by her injuries.
Plaintiff was awarded Summary Judgment against the Defendants for her non-negligence as a passenger of the accident. Plaintiff’s treating physicians claimed that her injuries were causally related and she had no injuries prior to her accident. Plaintiff’s case settled for the policy limits of both vehicles within 8 months of her accident and 2 months following her deposition.
SETTLEMENT AMOUNT
Total settlement amount of $300,000 from both defendant insurance policies.
HANDLING ATTORNEYS
Brian P. Wright
