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$132,000 verdict for a motorist’s failure to obey a traffic signal. The plaintiff sustained a knee injury that required surgical repair.

$300,000 settlement for negligent operation of a commercial vehicle regarding a trucker’s failure to drive at an appropriately reduced speed while approaching an intersection. The plaintiff sustained multiple fractures when her car collided with the side of the tractor trailer.

$250,000 policy limit settlement in a personal injury case on behalf of a passenger against a motorist who failed to negotiate a curve on a county road and struck a tree. The plaintiff fractured his lumbar vertebrae resulting in spinal instrumentation and a lengthy course of physical therapy following surgery.

$250,000 policy limit settlement in a personal injury case against a negligent motorist and the plaintiff’s underinsured motorist carrier in connection with a near head-on collision on a two-lane road. The plaintiff suffered tibial fractures that required surgery as well as a concussion.

$450,000 settlement for negligent procedures in connection with a commercial transport vehicle. The plaintiff’s primary injury was negligent inflection of emotional distress.

$93,000 settlement in a personal injury case against a motorist who failed to maintain a proper lookout for stopped traffic. The plaintiff sustained a neck injury that resulted in pain and significantly reduced range of motion that ultimately required epidural injections to resolve her ongoing neck symptoms.

$200,000 settlement for a motorist’s failure to obey a stop sign. The plaintiff sustained a back injury that required surgical intervention.

$193,000 settlement in a personal injury case against a trucking company in connection with an illegal lane change that caused plaintiff’s car to be propelled into a guardrail. The plaintiff suffered a torn rotator cuff injury that required surgical repair.

$163,000 settlement in a personal injury case involving a front seat passenger who was injured when another motorist negligently failed to yield the right of way on a county highway and collided with the side of a sport utility vehicle. The plaintiff suffered internal injuries that required the placement of a stent.

$122,500 settlement in a personal injury case against a trucking company for injuries sustained by an over-the-road truck driver who suffered a concussion and facial contusions when a semi-tractor trailer failed to yield the right of way on a state highway. The plaintiff was off work for several months due to his injuries.

$250,000 policy limits settlement for a motorist’s failure to maintain a proper lookout. The plaintiff suffered a knee injury that required surgery.

$305,000 settlement in a personal injury case involving a motorist who was slowing due to traffic on the interstate was rear-ended by a car and subsequently underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff and a later arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus.