Passenger died months after sustaining multiple injuries — $725,000 settlement

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Type of action: Wrongful death

Injuries alleged: Fractured right pubis; bilateral pubic rami fractures; L1 and T12 spinal fractures; hematoma of right hip; closed fracture of superior ramus of right pubis sequel; closed fracture of left inferior pubic ramus; displaced fracture of second cervical vertebrae; pelvic fractures; acute right flank hematoma; transverse process fracture L1/L2; closed fracture of multiple ribs of right side; C2 fracture; polytrauma C2 fracture; cervical spine fracture; hangman’s fracture; pulmonary edema

Date resolved: 5/24/2023

Special damages: $286,767.58

Demand: $1,286,767.58

Offer: $500,000

Verdict or settlement: Settlement

Amount: $725,000

Attorney for plaintiff: Mark T. Hurt, Abingdon

Description of case: Defendant pulled out from a private driveway onto a highway and T-boned the left side of the plaintiff’s car which resulted in a rollover of the plaintiff’s vehicle; plaintiff was a passenger in the vehicle. Plaintiff spent the next several months in hospice care where she lived with excruciating pain from the multitude of injuries she sustained to her hip and pelvis before ultimately passing away.

Plaintiff’s counsel’s law firm provided case information.

[023-T-095]