While stopping to make a left turn from Applegarth Road onto Old Church Road in Monroe Township, New Jersey, a woman was rear-ended by another vehicle, causing her to go off the road and hit a different car parked in a nearby lot. Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Partner Patricia Z. Boguslawski filed suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, and won the client a $345,000 settlement.
The woman was taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Newark, NJ and was diagnosed with disc herniations, disc bulges, and a shoulder surface tear. For treatment, she underwent chiropractic care, trigger point injections, and lumbar facet injections.
Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. hired medical experts to author narrative reports describing the client’s injuries and proving their permanent nature. With the help of these experts, Partner Patricia Z. Boguslawski successfully sued the rear-ending driver in the Middlesex County Superior Court and won the client a $345,000 settlement for her pain, injuries, and 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
Cervical spine: The first seven vertebrae in the spine.
Disc bulge: Bulging discs are a condition in which the inner portion of a spinal disc remains contained in the outer portion of a spinal disc. The outer shell often becomes weaker, and the disc begins to bulge to one side of the spinal canal or flatten. Many experience bulging discs after an injury.
Disc herniation: Occurs when the exterior of a disc cracks and its nucleus pushes into the spinal canal and irritates surrounding nerves.
Facet injection: A facet injection is a procedure where an anesthetic and steroid are injected into inflamed joints. It is performed through an x-ray. Relief from the injections can range anywhere from a few weeks up to two months.
Lumbar spine: The lower back; consists of five bones.
Trigger point injection: A medical treatment used to relieve pain by treating specific areas of muscle tension known as trigger points. These points are tight knots that cause discomfort and can lead to pain in other parts of the body.
