Plaintiff T-boned after defendant ignored stop sign — $300,000 settlement

Type of action: Negligence; motor vehicle

Injuries alleged: C5-6 disc protrusion causing focal cord compression; concussion; cervical and lumbar strains; right forearm, elbow and abdomen contusions

Court: Loudoun County Circuit Court

Case no.: CL21001433-00

Date resolved: 4/21/2021

Special damages: Medical expenses totaling $106,663.23; lost wages totaling $11,970

Verdict or settlement: Settlement

Amount: $300,000

Attorney for plaintiff (and city): Daniel M. Szieber, Bethesda, Maryland

Description of case: Plaintiff was a passenger in a vehicle that was proceeding through an intersection in Ashburn. The defendant disregarded a stop sign at that intersection, and T-boned the passenger side of the vehicle occupied by the plaintiff.

Plaintiff suffered a C5-6 disc protrusion, concussion and various soft tissue injuries/contusions. After conservative treatment of her disc herniation failed, she underwent a C5-6 discectomy.

Plaintiff received the policy limits from defendant’s Geico policy. She also was entitled to UIM coverage from three additional policies, which were all stacked. The UIM coverage was afforded by her driver’s policy (Progressive), her own personal policy (Allstate), and additional household coverage (Geico).

[021-T-046]