Sacramento Car Accident Lawyer Blog

The following blog entry is written to illustrate how a car accident lawsuit might follow. Reviewing this kind of case should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in personal injury cases present such issues to the court.

(Please also note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this car accident lawsuit and its proceedings.)

INJURIES: Wallace sustained right (dominant) shoulder impingement syndrome as well as radiculopathy in his neck. After the accident, he was taken to an emergency room, where he was treated and released. He underwent several months of conservative treatment, including chiropractic care, physical therapy, pain medication and epidural and facet injections.

Facts:
On Jan. 5, 2006, plaintiff Sam Wallace, 57, an office manager, was reportedly rear-ended at 35 mph by Ronald German on the 605 Freeway in Sacramento.
Wallace sued German and his employer ABC Electrical Contractors Inc., for motor vehicle negligence and vicarious liability. Wallace asserted that the accident resulted from German's inattentiveness.

Wallace underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and an anterior cervical decompression and fusion at C5-7 with right structural iliac crest autograft instrumentation on Sept. 5, 2006. The fusion alleviated the radiculopathy, but did not cure the severe, ongoing headaches.

For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.

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The following blog entry is written to illustrate how a car accident lawsuit might follow. Reviewing this kind of case should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in personal injury cases present such issues to the court.

(Please also note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this car accident lawsuit and its proceedings.)

INJURIES: Cameron claimed he sustained herniated discs at L4-5 and L5-S1. He also complained of dizziness. He underwent three months of chiropractic treatment in addition to three lower back epidural injections. He did not work for approximately a year after the accident as he could not stand for more than 10 minutes at a time. He also underwent a microdiscectomy in May 2009. He may need additional epidural injections or a back fusion in the future.

Facts:
On Dec. 20, 2005, plaintiff Oliver Cameron, 37, a quality control inspector for medical supplies, was stopped at the intersection of Sacramento Avenue and Fair Oaks Street in Sacramento when his car was rear-ended by a delivery truck driven by Phil Lawry. Lawry was driving approximately 35 mph at the time of the accident.

Cameron sued Lawry and his employer, ABC Glass Systems Inc. He alleged that Lawry was negligent in the operation of his vehicle and that ABC was vicariously liable for Lawry' actions.

For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.

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The following blog entry is written to illustrate how a car accident lawsuit might follow. Reviewing this kind of case should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in personal injury cases present such issues to the court.

(Please also note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this car accident lawsuit and its proceedings.)

The plaintiff had an assortment of pre-existing ailments and injuries dating back to the early 1990s, including neck pain and migraines, defense counsel noted. The plaintiff was also involved in at least two accidents prior to this incident, including one in 1999, when she hired an attorney and claimed cervical injury.

Plaintiff's counsel acknowledged that the plaintiff had a pre-existing condition, but insisted that she was relatively symptom free in the two-year period prior to the subject accident and never experienced radicular pain. Plaintiff's counsel argued that the plaintiff was unusually susceptible to injury and that this seemingly innocuous incident caused the symptoms.

The defense medical expert related the disc herniation, the adjacent disc disease, both surgeries and significant medical expenses and disability to the minor car accident, according to defense counsel.

SUMMARY:
RESULT: Mediated Settlement
Award Total: $1,250,000
The case settled for $1.25 million.

For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.