18-Wheeler Accident Settlement — $465,000 Award

• Case Type: 18-wheeler wreck
• Location: Southwest Shreveport
• Injuries: Aggravated pre-existing neck injury, which required a single-level cervical spine discectomy surgery.

Case Description:

An inattentive 18-wheeler driver made a button hook turn, crossed lanes into the client's lane, and totaled the client's car. The client suffered an aggravation of a pre-existing neck injury, which required a single-level cervical spine discectomy surgery. The client was able to recover and return to work 6 weeks later.

Legal Strategy:

The defendant blamed the plaintiff for the entire cause of the accident. However, our attorneys obtained dash cam footage, which allowed them to reconstruct the collision and show that the truck driver was completely at fault.

Challenges:

Getting defendants to produce information like dash cam footage. Once we obtained the footage and showed that the truck driver was completely at fault, the defense reversed their position and settled the case.

Resolution:

Mediated settlement at $465,000.