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$1,000,000 for Women Hit by Tractor Trailer

Settlement
DATE OF SETTLEMENT
September 3, 2008

COURT AND COUNTY
Supreme Bronx

AGE AND OCCUPATION OF PLAINTIFF
47 year old residential health aid

DESCRIPTION OF CASE
Plaintiff was driving her car when she was hit in the rear by the Defendant tractor trailer.

INJURIES/DAMAGES
Plaintiff suffered a herniated disc in her lumbar spine at the L4-L5 level, for which she ultimately underwent a surgery consisting of decompression and fusion.

VERDICT/SETTLEMENT AMOUNT
$1,000,000. This case settled for the full amount of the Defendant’s $1,000,000 insurance policy. This matter was handled by S. Joseph Donahue, Esq. of the firm.

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