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Approaching the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, New Jersey
A 62-year-old woman was a passenger in a car approaching the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey when the car was suddenly rear-ended by a large dump truck. Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Partner Garry R. Salomon and Senior Associate Manuel B. Sameiro filed suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, proving that the dump truck driver was negligent in failing to carefully operate his vehicle, and won the client a $825,000 settlement.
Our client suffered injuries to her head, right shoulder, neck, back, and right knee, and was diagnosed with a tendon tear and rotator cuff tendinosis on her right shoulder, disc bulges in her spine, bilateral facet arthrosis in her lumbar spine, and soft tissue edema in her right knee. She underwent a right shoulder arthroscopy, lumbar decompression, laminectomy, facetectomy, decompression and microdiscectomy to her lower back, as well as facet block injections and epidural steroid injections. Our client also completed several courses of physical therapy to improve her pain.
Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. retained medical experts to author narrative reports proving the permanent nature of our client’s injuries. To assess the financial loss, Partner Garry R. Salomon and Senior Associate Manuel B. Sameiro hired a vocational expert, who found that her injuries limited her work-life and resulted in a past and future value loss of approximately one hundred thousand dollars. The experts’ reports helped Partner Garry R. Salomon and Senior Associate Manuel B. Sameiro win the client a settlement for her injuries, pain & suffering.
Settlements are often limited by the total available insurance coverage. Insurance company adjusters and their lawyers often defend cases by claiming that a client was negligent and could have avoided being injured by arguing comparative negligence on the part of an injured client; or that their pain and suffering was caused by pre-existing medical conditions or prior injuries. Despite those defenses, the Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, PC lawyers won their client’s injury claim. Each client’s case is unique. Results may differ because of different facts, circumstances and available insurance coverage.
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Medical Glossary:
Bilateral Facet Arthrosis: Wear and tear on the joints on both sides of the spine.
Decompression: A surgery to relieve pressure on nerves or the spinal cord.
Disc Bulges: When discs (cushions) between the bones in the spine stick out slightly.
Epidural Steroid Injections: Shots of medicine into the spine to reduce pain and swelling.
Facetectomy: A surgery to remove part of the facet joint in the spine to relieve pressure.
Facet Block Injections: Shots of medicine into the facet joints in the spine to reduce pain and inflammation.
Laminectomy: A surgery to remove part of the vertebra to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.
Lumbar Decompression: A surgery to relieve pressure on the nerves in the lower back.
Microdiscectomy: A surgery to remove part of a herniated disc to relieve pressure on the nerves.
Right Shoulder Arthroscopy: A surgery using a tiny camera to look inside and treat problems in the right shoulder.
Rotator Cuff Tendinosis: Degeneration or wear and tear of the shoulder tendons.
Soft Tissue Edema: Swelling in the muscles, tendons, or other soft tissues.
Tendon Tear: A tear in the tissue that connects muscle to bone.
