We successfully recovered $550,000 for a 41-year-old client injured in a truck vs. automobile accident in Torrance, CA, caused by reckless driving and unsafe traffic practices. The accident resulted in significant injuries, including a concussion and spinal damage, requiring cervical spine surgery and ongoing treatment.
Plaintiff, a 41 year old male at the time of the subject accident, was traveling on a public street, located in Torrance, CA; during which time, another vehicle made an unsafe left turn directly in front of Plaintiff’s lane of travel, causing Plaintiff to slam on his brakes; at which time, Defendant, who 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 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 suffered injuries to his head (with a concussion), neck, upper back, middle back, lower back, and bilateral shoulder. Plaintiff’s injuries were significant enough to incur $385,000 in medical expenses. Plaintiff required a cervical spine surgery, to where he now has ongoing sporadic cervical spine pain, for which he will require intermittent chiropractic and physical therapy treatment in the future.
Defendants disputed Plaintiff’s claims for injuries and damages. Defendants 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 a global settlement of $550,000 for Plaintiff.
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