When a commercial tractor-trailer slammed into the back of our client’s SUV on I-94, the trucking company’s defense team immediately tried to shift the blame. The truck driver falsely claimed our client had cut him off by making an abrupt lane change just before the impact. With no independent witnesses, it became a “he said, he said” situation—one where a corporation and its insurer often have the upper hand.
Our firm refused to let them rewrite the facts. We immediately retained a highly skilled accident reconstruction expert to investigate the crash. The expert analyzed crash dynamics, vehicle damage, and roadway evidence, ultimately creating a scientific model of the collision. This analysis proved the crash occurred exactly as our client described: he had slowed for traffic and was violently rear-ended by the negligent truck driver.
The defense then pivoted, arguing our client’s herniated L5-S1 disc and cervical disc bulge were merely degenerative and not caused by the crash. We systematically dismantled this claim by presenting a clean medical history with no prior neck or back complaints. We proved that the agonizing radiculopathy and his subsequent need for a lumbar laminectomy were a direct result of the collision’s trauma.
Faced with our expert’s undeniable findings and clear medical evidence, the defense folded. We secured a $975,000 settlement for his past, present, and future pain and suffering. Additionally, we filed a separate no-fault lawsuit to recover all his Michigan PIP benefits, including medical expenses, wage loss, and attendant care.