Car and Auto Accident Settlements/Verdicts greater than $25,000 but less than $52,000

$25,000 Settlement for a young woman who was a passenger in a car that slammed into the car in front of it. Her injuries were cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine chronic sprain/strain injuries. Another personal injury that she suffered was a C6-C7 posterior disc herniation and Bilateral broadbased bulging discs C3-C4, C4-C5. She also had Bilateral feet and toes paresthesia. The policy limits for the driver insured by State Farm were $25,000.

$20,000 Settlement for a Venezuelan woman who was rear ended by a car (insured with Progressive) whose driver was cited for reckless driving.  Our client, a mother and wife, received chiropractic care for her personal injury. An MRI of her neck revealed a disc protrusion (herniation) which indented on the ventral (spinal) cord. She also had multilevel disc bulges. The chiropractor stated that she should meet with an orthopedic doctor to discuss having surgery. Her daughter and mother was also in her car. We settled her daughter's car crash claim for $10,000. We are attempting to resolve her mother's claim but may file a personal injury lawsuit should Progressive's offer be unreasonable. (M.D.)

$19,000 Settlement for a young man who was suffered personal injury in Miami when a truck tractor [(Cab-Bobtail) whose vehicle use was commercial cargo] made an improper lane change and hit (sideswiped) the automobile that our client was driving. The police report listed the estimated vehicle damage of our client's car at $1,000.00. The driver who caused the accident was insured with Zurich American. On the same day of the accident our client treated with Baptist Medical Plaza at Doral Urgent Care. He was evaluated for a ankle contusion, foot contusion, and neck pain. He was given a foot brace. He had leg and foot tingling sensations and headaches with low back pain. Four days later, Our client treated with a chiropractor and continued treating for about four (4) months.

$17,500 Settlement for a bicyclist who sustained lacerations to her chin and required several staples in her abdomen when a driver (insured by State Farm) hit her. The police officer did not issue a ticket because he felt that our client, the bike rider, and the other driver were at fault. Our client was on her bike riding against the flow of traffic. The insurance company stated that they believed the bicycle rider was responsible for 30% of the accident.

$16,500 settlement on behalf of a driver of a car who suffered personal injury when his car was hit by another car (in Kendall, Florida) whose driver was insured by GEICO. The at fault car failed to yield the right of way when exiting the mall. Our driver did not go to the hospital, but treated with a doctor days later. He then went months without treating and then treated consistently with a chiropractor. He was a candidate for a percutaneous lumbar discectomy.

$12,500 Settlement on behalf of a woman who was rear ended by another car. We received the policy limits of $10,000 from Allstate and $2,500 from her underinsured motorist carrier, State Farm.