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A 52-year-old woman was delivering a product to a company warehouse in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey when she fell on a dock lock under a tractor-trailer loading dock. The company employees had directed her to unload her van at the tractor-trailer dock since the small vehicle ramp was occupied. Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Partner Garry R. Salomon filed suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, proving that the company was negligent in failing to follow proper procedure in avoiding hazards and won the client a $625,000 settlement.
The woman was taken by ambulance to Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey, and was diagnosed with displaced and comminuted fractures in her left shoulder. For treatment, she underwent closed reduction with manipulation, and open reduction and internal fixation procedures. The woman was also diagnosed with left shoulder adhesive capsulitis post-operation. To improve her pain, the client received cortisone injections and underwent several months of physical therapy.
Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. retained medical and vocational experts to author narrative reports describing the permanent nature of our client’s injuries and her resulting financial losses. The firm also hired an industrial safety expert to prove the negligence of the warehouse company in causing the client’s injuries. The experts’ opinions helped Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C. Partner Garry R. Salomon prove that our client deserved financial compensation for her pain 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:
Closed Reduction with Manipulation: A way to fix a broken bone without surgery by moving the bone pieces back into place from the outside.
Comminuted Fracture: A broken bone that is shattered into many small pieces.
Cortisone Injection: A shot of medicine to reduce swelling and pain in a specific part of the body.
Displaced Fracture: A broken bone where the pieces are out of their normal places
Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: A surgery where doctors open the skin to fix a broken bone using metal plates, screws, or rods inside the body.
Example of Dock Lock of Tractor Trailer Loading Dock
