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Rear Ender-Neck/Cervical Fusion Surgery, Lost Income and Earnings

Case description: Motor Vehicle Wreck/Contractor-Owner

Court/dates: Chesapeake Circuit Court - February 2005

Outcome: Settled, $600,000.00

Staff: James C. Lewis, Attorney; Denell Falzon, paralegal;

What happened: RR was rear-ended on March 17, 2003. The impact was significant and both vehicles were declared total losses. RR was initially thought to have severe soft tissue injuries and treated with his family doctor and a rehabilitation doctor (physiatrist) for one year. Thereafter, he was referred to a neurosurgeon who performed a C6-7 cervical diskectomy surgery with fusion and plating. The surgery went without complication and his recovery was likewise uneventful. He was left with chronic neck and back pain. As a result, he claims that he was unable to perform many of his job duties as the owner and COO of a concrete curb and gutter contracting company. The Plaintiff's vocational rehabilitation expert was prepared to testify that the Plaintiff had sustained a loss of earning capacity of approximately $52,000 per year and had a work life history of 24 years.

Key legal strategy: Obtaining and assisting the vocational expert in evaluating RR's earning capacity losses and presenting that evidence in a convincing manner to the defendant's lawyer and insurance adjuster.

The results: The case was settled before the trial for $600,000.00.

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Main VA Office
1294 Diamond Springs Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Phone: (757)-460-7776
Fax: (757)-460-3428
Toll Free: 1-800-752-0042

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Mill Point Center
101 Eaton Street
Hampton, Virginia 23669
Phone: (757)-788-8162

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Elizabeth City, NC 27909
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DISCLAIMER: PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT, AND THE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS MENTIONED ON THIS WEBSITE, WHILE ACCURATE, DO NOT REPRESENT WHAT WE MAY OBTAIN FOR YOU IN YOUR CASE.