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A 56-year-old man was at a red light at the intersection of Ackerman Avenue and Route 21 North in Clifton, New Jersey when he was rear-ended and by a pizza delivery vehicle. Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Partner Samuel L. Davis filed suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, proving that the pizza delivery driver was negligent in failing to drive carefully and won the client a $1,219,113 settlement.
The client suffered injuries to his back, neck, arm, and leg, and was diagnosed with disc herniations, bulging, and radiculopathy in his cervical spine, disc herniations with an annular tear and radiculopathy in his lumbar spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome in his wrists. To treat his spine, he underwent an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, right-sided post-lateral microdiscectomy and foraminotomy, and received cervical and lumbar epidural injections and lumbar facet median branch block. The client also completed several courses of physical therapy for his pain.
Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. hired medical experts to author narrative reports proving the permanent nature of the client’s injuries, and the continuing treatment costs. Partner Samuel L. Davis also hired a vocational expert to determine the financial losses suffered by our client. The expert witness found that since the client faced new limitations in his work life, he suffered a past and future loss of several hundred thousand dollars. The experts’ reports helped Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C Partner Samuel L. Davis win the client an out-of-court settlement for his 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:
Annular Tear: A tear in the outer layer of a spinal disc.
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A surgery to remove a damaged disc from the neck and join the surrounding bones together.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A condition where a nerve in the wrist is pinched, causing pain and numbness.
Disc Bulges: When a disc (cushion) between the bones in the spine sticks out slightly.
Disc Herniations: When a disc (cushion) between the bones in the spine bulges out of place.
Epidural Injections: Shots of medicine into the spine to reduce pain and swelling.
Foraminotomy: A surgery to widen the openings in the spine where nerves pass through.
Lumbar Facet Median Branch block: A shot of medicine to block pain from the joints in the lower back.
Radiculopathy: Pain, weakness, or numbness caused by a pinched nerve in the spine.
Right-Sided Post-Lateral Microdiscectomy: A surgery to remove part of a damaged disc in the spine on the right side.
Ackerman Ave and Route 21 in Clifton, New Jersey
