A 47-year-old man was struck by a commercial truck that merged into his lane in Los Angeles, causing back and knee injuries. Despite disputes over medical necessity, CAG secured $650,000 after proving the driver’s negligence.
Plaintiff, a 47-year-old male at the time of the subject accident, was driving his vehicle, stopped at a red light signal on a public street in Los Angeles, CA; during which time, Defendant, who at the time was not paying attention to the traffic around him, merged into Plaintiff’s lane of travel and collided with the left rear driver’s side of 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 around 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: 22107 – “No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course or move right or left upon a roadway until such movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after the giving of an appropriate signal in the manner provided in this chapter in the event any other vehicle may be affected by the movement.” 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 neck, upper back, lower back, left thigh and bilateral knee (with a complex right knee meniscus tear), along with headaches. Plaintiff’s injuries were significant enough to incur $310,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff required a right knee arthroscopic surgery, and it was recommended that he undergo a lumbar spine surgery, to where he now has ongoing sporadic right knee and lumbar spine pain, for which he will require intermittent chiropractic and physical therapy treatment in the future, along with surgical intervention.
Defendants disputed Plaintiff’s claims for injuries and damages. 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 severity of the impact. Mr. Khakshooy was able to recover $650,000 from Defendant’s insurance carrier for Plaintiff.
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