Not all life-altering injuries are visible at the crash scene. Our client was stopped at a red light in Troy, Michigan, when she was struck from behind by a distracted driver. The impact, while not resulting in broken bones, set off a cascade of debilitating pain. In the hours that followed, she developed severe neck and lower back pain. MRIs later confirmed significant soft tissue injuries, including cervical and lumbar sprains and chronic myofascial pain.
The at-fault driver’s insurance company used a common tactic: they downplayed the crash as a “minor impact” and argued her injuries couldn’t be as severe as she claimed. This is a cynical strategy used to deny fair compensation to legitimate victims. As experienced rear-end collision attorneys, we know how to fight back.
We worked closely with our client’s pain management specialists and physical therapists to meticulously document her journey. We detailed the months of therapy, the painful trigger point injections, and the ongoing treatments required just to manage her daily activities. To prove her economic damages, we retained a vocational expert who provided a powerful report showing how these “invisible” injuries had permanently impaired her ability to work.
Faced with this mountain of evidence and the looming threat of a jury trial, the insurer’s lowball offers ceased. We negotiated aggressively, securing a $685,000 settlement for her past and future pain and suffering. In a separate lawsuit, we also successfully forced her own auto insurer, Citizens Insurance, to pay all outstanding No-Fault PIP benefits, including wage loss and medical bills.