May, 2023
In the first accident, our client sustained multiple fractures to her cervical vertebrae, and fractured ribs, toes, and sternum, when she was cut-off by a “phantom” vehicle, causing her to lose control and run off the highway. She struck a sign, and her car was totally demolished. She also lost a considerable time from her duties as an operative room nurse, which duties she ultimately had to discontinue following her second accident, when she was evaluated as a surgical candidate by a spinal specialist after this accident. As noted, she was then rear-ended by a box truck, a few months later, and as an “egg-shell” plaintiff she developed further complications to her cervical spine, for which she underwent a cervical fusion surgery in February 2020. This resulted in a second period of disability, and limitation to her clinical nursing duties. The claims were disputed as to causation, and permanency, but were settled 2 years apart for $300,000 on the Uninsured Motorist claim (maximum coverage), and $200,000 on the eve of trial for the second incident.
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