Rear-end collision personal injury case awarding damages for headaches, neck pain, past income loss, future care and specials, while rejecting psychiatric and future income claims.
The court found the defendant liable for a rear-end collision, rejected contributory negligence for not wearing a seatbelt, and awarded damages for ongoing injury.
The court found the 2014 rear-end collision caused the plaintiff’s urologic injuries and worsened pre-existing soft tissue symptoms, awarding $245,335.57 in damages.
The court awarded damages for ongoing physical and psychological injuries from a low-speed rear-end collision, including income loss, future care, and housekeeping loss.
The court awarded damages for ongoing soft tissue injuries from a motor vehicle accident, finding the plaintiff credible and rejecting measurable-risk and mitigation reductions.
Liability was admitted in this motor vehicle accident case; the court assessed damages for chronic ankle and knee injuries, reduced credibility concerns, and awarded $71,060.06.
Court found defendant driver negligent and responsible for collision; on balance of probabilities the collision caused plaintiff’s chronic myofascial pain and post‑traumatic fibromyalgia and attendant psychological and cognitive sequelae; plaintiff entitled to damages for non‑pecuniary loss, past income and loss of earning capacity subject to reductions for Section B benefits and a mitigation discount due to plaintiff’s partial failure to pursue more aggressive rehabilitation, with specific monetary awards set out in judgment.