Many people think a rear end car accident, also referred to a “fender bender,” isn’t that serious. They say, “Sure, you might have a damaged fender and maybe a sore neck, but it’s really not that bad.” This is not always the case. In fact, many rear end car accidents lead to very serious injuries.
For example, a driver was involved in a rear end car accident and they suffered a traumatic brain injury, cervical and lumbar strains, right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, and a herniated disc. The head injury caused problems with mental cognition, memory loss, and post-traumatic stress headaches.
As you can tell, this rear end car accident had a major effect on the victim’s quality of life. Fortunately, the victim consulted with a personal injury lawyer and a settlement was reached for $1.75 million, according to Virginia Lawyers Weekly. This will help cover the $77,000 in medical bills, lost wages, and a lifetime of future care.
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Our firm handled a similar rear end car accident. We represented a 28 year-old member of the United States Navy who was a passenger in a fellow worker’s pickup truck. The truck was rear-ended with sufficient force to cause our client’s head to break out the rear window of the truck. Fortunately, our client was able to avoid suffering a serious head injury, but did suffer from low back pain. The insurance company only offered $6,500 during settlement discussions. We took the case to trial and the jury awarded our client $75,000. We also represented and settled injury cases for passengers hurt when the car was rear ended by a drunk driver right on a quiet Northern Virginia residential street.
These injuries illustrate that virtually any type of car accident can have serious consequences that adversely affect your quality of life.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton personal injury law firm (NC-VA law offices ) edits the injury law blogs Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard, Virginia Beach Injuryboard, and Norfolk Injuryboard as a pro bono service to consumers.
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Rick Shapiro has practiced personal injury law for over 30 years in Virginia, North Carolina, and throughout the Southeastern United States. He is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (ABA Accredited) and has litigated injury cases throughout the eastern United States, including wrongful death, trucking, faulty products, railroad, and medical negligence claims. During his three-decade career, Shapiro has won client appeals before the VA Supreme Court, VA Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court, SC Supreme Court, WV Supreme Court, TN Supreme Court, and three times before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, underscoring Shapiro’s trial achievements. In addition, he and his law firm have won settlements/verdicts in excess of $100 million. His success in and out of the courtroom is a big reason why he was named 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in railroad law in U.S. News & World Report's Best Lawyers publication (Norfolk, VA area), and he has been named a “Best Lawyer” and “Super Lawyer” by those peer-reviewed organizations for multiple years. Rick was also named a “Leader in the Law, Class of 2022” by Virginia Lawyers Weekly (total of 33 statewide honorees consisting of lawyers and judges across Virginia). And in September 2023, Rick was selected as a recipient of the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) 2023 President’s Award. Although many nominations were submitted from across the country, Rick was just one of eight attorneys chosen by the prestigious National Board which certifies civil trial attorneys across the U.S. Rick was also recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2024 Virginia’s Go To Lawyers Medical Malpractice. The attorneys awarded this honor are nominated by their colleagues and chosen by a panel from the publication.
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Gary Gwilliam
Thanks for pointing out the quality of life issues involved with any injury.
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