A 73-year-old man was injured when another driver rear-ended his vehicle in North Hills, causing significant head and spinal injuries. Despite insurance disputes, CAG recovered $265,000 through expert medical evidence and negotiation.
Plaintiff, a 73 year old male at the time of the subject accident, was traveling on a public street, located in North Hills, CA; during which time, Defendant, who at the time was not paying attention to the traffic ahead of her, collided with the rear-end of plaintiff’s vehicle.
The intensity of the impact has caused Plaintiffs thousands of dollars in personal damages. It is manifested that the Defendant paid no attention to the traffic ahead of her, thereby precipitating a collision with Plaintiff’s vehicle. The Defendant was operating the vehicle in such a reckless manner, in violation of the following California Vehicle Codes: 21703 – “The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon, and the condition of, the roadway.” 22350 – “No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event at a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property.” 23103 – “(a). A person who drives a vehicle upon a highway in a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.”
As a result of his automobile accident, Plaintiff suffered injuries to his head (with a concussion), neck, upper back, middle back, lower back, bilateral shoulder, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, left foot, as well as headaches. Plaintiff’s injuries were significant enough to incur $167,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff required cervical and lumbar spinal pain-relieving injections and neurological consultations for a mild traumatic brain injury, and was recommended for cervical and lumbar spine surgeries, to where he now has ongoing sporadic cervical and lumbar spine pain, and head pain with neurocognitive deficits, for which he will require intermittent chiropractic and physical therapy treatment in the future, along with neurocognitive rehabilitation.
Defendant disputed Plaintiff’s claim for injuries and damages. Defendant also disputed the reasonableness and necessity of Plaintiff’s medical treatment. However, through the testimony of expert doctors, it was determined that Plaintiff’s injuries and treatment were reasonable and necessary, considering the severity of the impact. Mr. Khakshooy was able to recover a settlement of $265,0000 from Defendant’s insurance carriers for Plaintiff.
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