Auto Accident - Soft Tissue Injuries
Posted by John Harris on Thu, Dec 16, 2010 @ 10:28 AM
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Auto Accident - Soft Tissue Injuries
The Plaintiff suffered a soft tissue injury to her back and neck. Her lost wages were $245. Plaintiff was treated and released in their emergency room. Then, she saw an orthopedic surgeon three times. She did not like taking the medication he was prescribing so she switched to chiropractic care She saw chiropractors approximately 50 times over a three year period. One of the chiropractors gave her a permanent impairment of 10% of the whole person. Their chiropractors were the only expert witnesses. The defense called no expert witnesses. The highest offer of settlement was $10,000. The jury's verdict was $50,000.
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