How We Obtained A $210,000 Settlement For Our Client Without A Trial

A 53 yr old married self-employed horse trainer is driving her own car and is stopped at a red light when she is hit in the rear by the car directly behind her, who was struck by the car directly behind them. A three-car chain collision. There is minimal damage to the plaintiff’s car, but she makes complaints of neck and back pain at the scene of the accident and goes by ambulance to a local hospital where she is treated and released.

She goes to her orthopedic spine surgeon who had previously treated her for her ongoing, longstanding neck and back complaints. Previously, of note, she had undergone extensive lower back surgery in 2011 and had another lower back surgery in 2015.?In addition to her surgeries, her medical history included extensive neck complaints. An MRI scan after the accident showed “degenerative disc disease” and “no change” from the disc pathology shown on prior neck MRI scans.

Ultimately, the client lost almost no time from her work training and riding horses, and after six months, she had neck surgery.??

The client was advised that her injury case was an uphill climb because of the nature of the injuries, but we decided to litigate after the insurance companies involved made small settlement offers.?The lawsuit was filed, medical reports and records were exchanged, and the case was fully prosecuted.?Throughout the process, we discussed the value of the case, and the client determined that a favorable outcome for her would be any settlement at or near $175,000 and that she really wanted to avoid a trial at all costs.

Ultimately, our office collected a total of $210,000 in a final, and full settlement of her claims, over and above the amount she thought was fair.

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