A 25-year-old woman suffered neck, back, and knee injuries after being rear-ended by a commercial truck in Compton. Despite disputes over impact severity, CAG obtained a $300,000 settlement through expert medical testimony.
Plaintiff, a 25-year-old female at the time of the subject accident, was driving her vehicle on a public highway in Compton, CA; during which time, Plaintiff began to slow down due to stop-and-go traffic ahead of her. The Defendant, who at the time was not paying attention to the traffic ahead of him, precipitated a rear-end collision with Plaintiff’s vehicle.
The intensity of the impact has caused Plaintiff thousands of dollars in personal damages. It is manifested that the Defendant paid no attention to his speed or the traffic ahead of him, 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 her automobile accident, Plaintiff suffered injuries to her neck, middle back, lower back, right shoulder and left knee, along with headaches. Plaintiff’s injuries were significant enough to incur $205,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff required multiple platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injections to her cervical and lumbar spines, to where she now has ongoing sporadic cervical spine pain, for which she will require intermittent chiropractic and physical therapy treatment in the future, along with right knee PRP injections.
Defendants disputed Plaintiff’s claims for injuries and damages, due to the low impact rear-end collision. Defendants also disputed the reasonableness and necessity of Plaintiffs’ medical treatment. However, through the testimony of expert doctors, it was determined that Plaintiff’s injuries and treatment were reasonable and necessary, considering the injuries she sustained for such a young and healthy person. Mr. Khakshooy was able to recover $300,000 for Plaintiff.
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