$300,000 SETTLEMENT – Woman Rear-Ended at High Speed Suffers Serious Nasal Fracture
Our client was traveling southbound on North Holland-Sylvania Road and was just a few blocks away from her home when she was involved in a serious car accident. As our client was approaching the intersection with Bancroft Street, traffic was heavy, and the light ahead had turned red. Our client properly slowed down, however, the driver behind her did not. The driver behind our client failed to notice traffic ahead of her coming to a stop and was traveling approximately 40-50 miles per hour, even though the speed limit was only 35 mph. This driver collided with the rear end of our client’s car with so much force that our client’s vehicle was propelled forward into the vehicle in front of her. Upon impact our client was flung forward into her steering wheel. As a result of the accident our client suffered a whiplash injury and a severely fractured nose. Due to the severity of the fracture, our client underwent surgery to repair her nose. Several months later as the injury healed, she began having difficulty breathing through her nose and was required to undergo surgery again. Following this second surgery she continued to experience obstructed breathing, ear pain, sinus pressure, and migraines. Additionally, the surgery had left her nose significantly deformed. Due to these continued problems, our client was forced to undergo a third surgery and she may require additional surgical intervention in the future.
We were contacted by our client to assist her in her legal recovery from the accident. When settlement negotiations were unsuccessful, Charles Boyk and his litigation team filed a lawsuit against the at-fault driver. After undertaking discovery and depositions, the case went to mediation where we were successful in recovering $300,000 for our client.
