California Attorney Group recovered $600,000 for a 46-year-old ride-share driver injured in a severe rear-end collision in Los Angeles. The settlement included $100,000 from the opposing driver’s insurance and $500,000 from the ride-share vehicle's policy.
Plaintiff, a 46 year old male at the time of the subject accident, was working as a ride-share driver. During the course and scope of his employment, Plaintiff came to a full stop due to stop-and-go traffic ahead of him on a public street in Los Angeles, CA; during which time, the opposing driver, who at the time was not paying attention to the traffic ahead of him, precipitated a severe rear-end collision with another vehicle, pushing that other vehicle severely into the rear-end of Plaintiff’s vehicle.
The intensity of the impact has caused Plaintiff 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 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 neck and lower back, as well as headaches. Plaintiff’s injuries were significant enough to incur $73,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff required pain relieving spinal injections, to where he now has ongoing sporadic lumbar spine pain, for which he will require intermittent chiropractic and physical therapy treatment in the future. Furthermore, it was determined by his medical treating providers, that Plaintiff requires a lumbar spine surgery for his ongoing lumbar spine pain symptoms.
Defendant (Plaintiff’s own rideshare vehicle insurance carrier) disputed Plaintiff’s claims 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. Messrs. Khakshooy and Agarwal were able to recover $100,000 from opposing driver’s insurance carrier, and $500,000 from Plaintiff’s own rideshare vehicle insurance carrier for Plaintiff.
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