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8/29/2011
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$2.25 Million Dollar Settlement for Virginia (VA) Rear-End Bike Accident

If you've ever meet a triathelete, then you know the person's determination and stamina and the amount of grueling physical training he or she goes through to keep their bodies in top shape. So it's always tragic when a negligent driver mows down one of these athletes, which is exactly what happened in Fairfax, Virginia (VA).

The surprising thing about the accident is that the driver of the pickup truck loaded down with concrete supplies and hauling a 400-gallon water tank admitted to seeing the cyclist but then was distracted by a "fishing spot" and hit the cyclist at 50 mph.

The woman, who was a nurse at the time of the accident, suffered a compression fracture to her vertebrae, and the socket of her hip was shattered. These would be debilitating injuries for anyone, but they were especially traumatic for an athlete. The woman also sustained a traumatic brain injury, which ultimately affected her ability to continue in her job as a nurse. As a Virginia car accident attorney, I know that many brain injuries can take longer to diagnose than oblivious visible injuries to the victim. 

She was so preoccupied with the pain from her injuries that she herself did not realize the extent of her brain injury until she tried to return to work. The insurance company refused to believe that she had any brain injury at all and fought hard to discredit the testimony of the victim.


Fortunately, she hired Virginia personal injury attorney James Freeman, who was able to procure a settlement of $2.25 million for his client. While this may seem like a large sum, she had already incurred $158,000 in medical bills and a vocational rehabilitation counselor estimated her lost earning potential and lifetime care costs to be $1.25 million.

CT
 



Category: Car Accident Lawyers & Motorcycle Accident Attorneys

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.

We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.

Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.

Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in Virginia.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us at 1-800-752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you shortly.




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