Two plaintiffs, injured in a severe truck vs. car accident in Burbank, CA, received a $1,000,000 settlement. Both suffered traumatic brain injuries and spinal damage, requiring extensive medical treatment and ongoing care.
Plaintiff-1, a 78 year old male at the time of the subject accident, along with his 63 year old female passenger, Plaintiff-2, were traveling on a public highway, located in Burbank, CA; during which time, Defendant, who at the time was driving a tractor trailer and not paying attention to the traffic ahead of him, precipitated a severe rear-end collision with Plaintiffs’ vehicle.
The intensity of the impact has caused Plaintiffs thousands of dollars in personal damages. It is manifested that the Defendant took no attention to his speed or the traffic ahead of him, thereby precipitating a collision with Plaintiffs’ 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-1 suffered injuries to his head (with a concussion), neck, upper back, middle back, lower back, and right shoulder, along with headaches. Plaintiff-1’s injuries were significant enough to incur $413,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff-1 required a cervical spine surgery and neurological consultations for a mild traumatic brain injury, to where he now has ongoing sporadic cervical 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.
As a result of her automobile accident, Plaintiff-2 suffered injuries to her head (with a concussion), neck, chest, lower back, as well as headaches. Plaintiff-2’s injuries were significant enough to incur $284,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff-2 required cervical and lumbar spinal pain relieving injections, and neurological consultations for a traumatic brain injury, to where she now has ongoing sporadic cervical and lumbar spine pain, and head pain with neurocognitive deficits, for which she will require intermittent chiropractic and physical therapy treatment in the future, along with neurocognitive rehabilitation.
Defendants disputed Plaintiffs’ 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 Plaintiffs’ injuries and treatment were reasonable and necessary, considering the severity of the impact. Messrs. Khakshooy and Agarwal were able to recover a global settlement of $1,000,000 for Plaintiffs.
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