CASE SUMMARIES
Highway Collision - Auto vs. Parked Car settled for $50,000.00
Pharmacy Error - Chain Fills Wrong Prescription - Settled for $40,000.00
Rear End Collision - Struck From Behind While Stopped At A Red Light - Settled for the Full
Wrongful Death - Mother and Unborn Child vs. Motor Vehicle Accident. Settled for the Full Insurance Policy Limits
Rear End Collision - Struck from Behind
Passenger Injured in Car Accident - Multiple Vehicle collision
Highway Collision - Auto vs. Parked Car settled for $50,000.00
Our client was traveling at night on a two lane highway when he struck a vehicle that was parked and abandoned in the right travel lane. The vehicle was parked without hazard lights turned on to alert oncoming traffic. Emergency services were called and our client was rushed to the hospital emergency room via ambulance. Our client suffered a head injury, concussion and facial cuts, bruises and lacerations which resulted in two small facial scars. The full insurance policy limits were obtained from the insurer of the abandoned car while our client also was compensated from the underinsured coverage of his own insurance policy. These claims were settled out of court.
Pharmacy Error - Chain Fills Wrong Prescription - Settled for $40,000.00
Our client was given a written prescription for high blood pressure by his primary care doctor. He presented the written prescription to a local branch of a national pharmacy chain. Unfortunately, the script was incorrectly filled with another medication that had similar spelling. The pharmacy continued to incorrectly refill this prescription over the course of the next five months. The error was eventually discovered by the treating physician when he called the pharmacy to renew the
prescription. Our client's blood pressure fortunately was not affected, however, he experienced side effects from the wrong medication that were interpreted as symptoms of unrelated illnesses and disease. As a result, he experienced significant distress and consequently underwent several
unnecessary expensive and invasive diagnostic studies. Additionally, he went without treatment for his high blood pressure which put him at a significant health risk. Monetary settlement was negotiated out of court.
Rear End Collision - Struck From Behind While Stopped At A Red Light - Settled for the Full Insurance Policy Limits
Young woman was driving her vehicle and stopped at a red light. Before the light turned green, she was struck from behind (rear-ended) by another driver. She sustained a neck injury or a cervical strain and a hip injury or strain (soft tissue). An MRI revealed she had bulging discs (in her neck or cervical area) at two locations. Her physician did not feel that the disc problems were causing her pain. She treated with physical therapy for about twelve weeks. She lost time from work and had
significant lost wages. Monetary settlement was negotiated out of court
Wrongful Death - Mother and Unborn Child vs. Motor Vehicle Accident.
Settled for the Full Insurance Policy Limits
Our client, a 22 year old pregnant woman, was a passenger in a motor vehicle that was traveling on a rainy evening. Their vehicle was struck "head on" by the operator of a van. The impact of the accident was so serious that the young mother and her unborn child were killed instantly. Our clients were the estates of the young mother and her unborn child. Monetary settlement was negotiated out of court and the full policy limits were obtained for both estates.
Rear End Collision - Struck From Behind - Settled for $ 75,000.00.
Our client, an elderly woman, was driving her car and had stopped in traffic waiting to take a turn when she was struck from behind (rear-ended) by another driver. The impact was fairly light, however, the medical evidence revealed that she had sustained a cervical whiplash injury with strain and pain in her shoulders and thoracic region or upper back. As a young woman, she had a prior accident and sustained injury to her spinal cord which left her partially paralyzed in her lower extremities. Even prior to this accident, she was totally dependent on her upper body strength for ambulation, transfers and routine activities of daily living. We argued with the liability insurer that, despite her pre-existing condition and injury, she was nevertheless independent in all activities throughout her adult life. She worked full time outside her home and drove herself to work daily. We argued that as a result of her cervical and neck whiplash injuries and multiple strains, her overall health condition worsened. Monetary settlement was negotiated out of court.
Passenger Injured in Car Accident - Multiple Vehicle Collision - Settled for $34,500.00
Our client was a passenger in a motor vehicle that was "sideswiped" by another vehicle and pushed into a third vehicle. There were two other claimants with serious injuries involving fractures, hospitalization and extended rehabilitation. The available insurance policy was insufficient to compensate all of the damages suffered by each of the claimants. Our client was the least injured having sustained a partial torn cartilage or torn meniscus that did not require hospitalization or surgery. She received three weeks of physical therapy to her injured knee and recovered shortly thereafter. All claimants received a monetary settlement proportional to their injuries. In addition to recovering from the liable party, we were successful in obtaining additional settlement funds from the underinsurance coverage of the client's personal motor vehicle insurance policy. Monetary Settlement was negotiated out of court.