$200,000.00 SETTLEMENT
Our client was lawfully operating his vehicle when a truck driver disregarded a stop sign and crashed into him. The defendant was cited for failing to stop and for careless driving, and the force of the collision sent both vehicles into a nearby field.
As a result, our client sustained severe injuries, including a knee injury requiring surgical intervention and a lumbar disc herniation. These conditions have greatly diminished his stamina, mobility, and overall function. Once active and independent, he is now forced to sleep in a recliner due to pain, walks bent over, and can no longer walk the distances he once enjoyed. His posture has deteriorated under the constant strain on his spine, and both the knee and lumbar injuries have permanently impaired his ability to walk—an essential function of daily living.
Medical experts confirm that these impairments are permanent and will require substantial, ongoing care, including physical therapy, orthopedic visits, injections, pain management, and potentially a total knee replacement. His injuries, caused by the defendant’s negligence, meet the threshold under MCL 500.3101 et seq., reflecting the type of harm the Michigan legislature intended to hold drivers accountable for.
Although this was a Michigan accident, our client is pursuing benefits through the Ohio workers’ compensation system because he was acting within the scope of his employment when the crash occurred. At the time of the collision, he was driving as part of his job duties, which brings the matter under Ohio workers’ compensation law. He is currently fighting for workers’ compensation benefits in addition, the team at Boyk was able to secure policy limits for his personal injury recovery, ensuring that both systems address the lifelong impact of his injuries.
