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Settlement – $1,000,000Court
San Diego Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Facts
The plaintiff was injured when her vehicle was struck from behind and forced off the road by a drunk driver. The plaintiffs were the injured wife and her spouse who sued for loss of consortium. The plaintiff's car was forced off the road and down an embankment. Prior to the accident, the driver of the vehicle had been drinking with his employer, and was driving a company car. The car overturned and she had to be extracted from the vehicle and flown to the hospital by lifeflight.
Settlement Discussions
None disclosed.
Specials in Evidence
$165,000 $33,000 $200,000 $35,000
Damages
The plaintiff spouse claimed loss of consortium.
Injuries
Comminuted displaced fracture of right humerus, cervical diskectomy and fusion, right shoulder arthroscopy, subacromial decompression and distal clavicle resection, scarring, future surgery and emotional distress.
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