While crossing at the intersection of Route 46 and Ridgefield Avenue in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, a woman was hit by a car and suffered severe injuries. After fleeing the scene by making an illegal U-turn, the driver was eventually found and charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing serious bodily injury and endangering an injured victim.
In addition to the criminal charge, Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Partner Samuel L. Davis sued the driver for civil money damages in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, and proved that the driver had been negligent in failing to observe the pedestrian crossing, winning the client a $300,000 settlement.
The injured woman was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ, for evaluation and medical treatment. Doctors diagnosed her with displaced rib fractures that required open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) surgery, as well as lacerations to her left arm. The client also underwent weeks of physical therapy.
Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. hired medical experts to author narrative reports describing the woman’s injuries and their permanent nature. With the help of these experts, Partner Samuel L. Davis sued the driver in the Bergen County Superior Court and proved the client’s need for monetary compensation for her pain, injuries, and suffering, and won her a $300,000 settlement.
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Medical Glossary
Laceration: A laceration is a deep cut in the skin that can be caused by either a sharp object, like a knife, or by blunt force trauma, like hitting your head against a car seat.
Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF): A type of surgery used to stabilize and treat a broken bone. The procedure involves two steps: “open reduction” involves a surgeon creating a small incision in order to access the bone, and “internal fixation” involves a surgeon putting the bone back together with hardware like metal pins, plates, rods, or screws.
