FACTS: Plaintiff was rear-ended by a vehicle operated by defendant. The impact pushed the plaintiff into the car ahead of him. Plaintiff sued defendant for negligent operation of a vehicle. Defendant denied full liability.

INJURIES: Plaintiff claimed injuries to his neck and back. He drove himself to the emergency room following the accident. He received epidural injections to his lower back and underwent an anterior cervical discectomy with plating one year after the accident. He continued to suffer from residual pain and discomfort in his neck and back.  Defendant claimed that the injuires to his back and neck were pre-existing.

RESULT: The parties negotiated a settlement. Our client received $493,200 as part of the settlement.

FACTS:  Our client was a guest at a friend's mother's home when she slipped on a small rug, falling on her back and hitting her head on the floor. She sued the home owner for premises liability and accused her of negligent maintenance causing a dangerous condition.

The plaintiff was taken to the hospital following the accident. She was recovering from a prior neck fusion surgery when the accident occurred.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff claimed injuries to her neck from the fall.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied that there was prior notice of the dangerous condition the rug posed and claimed that the accident was caused by plaintiff's own negligence.  Defendant also contended that the plaintiff's injuries were caused by a prior fall.

INJURIES: Plaintiff claimed that the fall stopped the prior neck fusion from taking place and caused her to undergo another cervical fusion surgery. The surgery resulted in complications, involving infection, which required her to undergo two more surgical procedures. She claimed that all her daily activities were affected by the pain and discomfort in her neck. The defendant claimed that the fall caused only soft-tissue injuries to our client's neck and her post-fall surgeries were due to an incomplete fusion during her original surgery.

RESULT: Our client received $450,000 as part of a negotiated settlement.

Our client was hit by a car in a crosswalk while in a parking lot of a shopping center.  She claimed that the parking lot premises was unsafe and the shopping center was negligent.  She was compensated for a broken bone, torn rotator cuff and emotional distress.