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Serving clients throughout Indiana
and the United States
Rear End Accident
Tom Doehrman earned a settlement with a guaranteed payout of $2,010,000
for a 'mild' traumatic brain injury. The plaintiff in this case
was operating a truck that was rear-ended by a semi tractor-trailer. The
plaintiff's vehicle was standing still waiting to make a left turn,
and the semi was traveling approximately 35 mph at the time of the
collision. At the emergency room following the collision, the
plaintiff's condition was diagnosed as a concussion with a mild
whiplash. However, the plaintiff spent two (2) days in the hospital after
the collision, and it was documented in the medical records from this
hospitalization that he had severe headaches, a great deal of confusion as
to what had happened to him, and both pre- and post-accident amnesia.
After he was released from the hospital, the plaintiff was seen by a
treating neurologist who then referred him to a physiatrist (a doctor of
physical medicine). The plaintiff was also examined and tested by a
neuropsychologist, a professional that is often critical in the litigation
of a traumatic brain injury case
Survivors and family members of someone who has sustained a
'mild' traumatic brain injury should understand that the term
'mild' is often inappropriate as an adjective to describe the
effects of the injury. Although most individuals who suffer a mild brain
injury, that is one with little or no loss of consciousness, make a full
recovery, a significant portion (medical literature suggests anywhere from
10 % to 20%) are left with long-term disabilities, affecting their
attention span, short-term memory, emotional health, and ability to learn
new information and tasks. The plaintiff in this case had these
disabilities from his brain injury and was unable to return to his job as
a truck driver.*
**Disclaimer: Past results cannot
guarantee future performance. Any result in a single case does not
constitute a promise, prediction, or guarantee regarding the outcome of
any other case. Each case involves many different factors and thus results
will always be different from case-to-case.**
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