General Damages Defense Result

Shortly before trial, Straus Meyers, LLP was substituted in as trial counsel for a “T-bone” automobile accident occurring in a Los Angeles intersection. The lawsuit was filed and tried in the Los Angeles courts. Liability was admitted. Plaintiff underwent two spine surgeries and required two additional spine surgeries. The necessity for four spine surgeries was attributed to the accident.

Plaintiff claimed a rupture at one level of his cervical intervertebral disc. Plaintiff received a total of five epidural injections in the lumbar spine. The need and accident-related-causation for lower back surgery was recommended and confirmed by plaintiff and defense experts. Plaintiff required a future cervical spine surgery at an adjacent level. Plaintiff underwent initial therapy for the cervical spine including pain medication and physical therapy. Plaintiff underwent disc replacement surgery on his neck. Plaintiff later had a subsequent foraminotomy spine surgery. At trial, Plaintiff demanded over $15,000,000. The total jury award was $858,456.