Mulvey Law Earns $250,00 Settlement for Personal Injury Client
Posted By Mulvey Law on Oct 4, 2010 11:00am PDT
Recently, Mulvey Law settled a claim for $250,000 for a client that sustained a head injury and nasal fractures in a motor vehicle accident. The client was driving through an intersection on Route 11 in Farmington, NH when the defendant, driving a large pick up truck with a front plow attachment, failed to yield at the red light and t-boned the client’s vehicle. The defendant, driving his employer’s company vehicle, admitted to the police officer that he failed to yield the right of way. Suit was initially filed against the driver and his employer under the doctrine of respondeat superior. The employer’s insurer asserted the employee was not an authorized driver and denied coverage. After the lawsuit was filed Mulvey Law was able to prove that the defendant was in fact authorized to drive the employer's vehicle and the employer's insurer was forced to provide coverage.
As a result of the collision, the client sustained nasal fractures, lacerations and a head injury. The medical costs associated with his subsequent care was approximately $34,000. The client worked as a landscaper and after the accident, was unable to work in his physically demanding profession and made a lost wage claim of $76,000.
The settlement amount of $250,000 fully compensated the client for his missed time from work, medical bills associated with the injuries sustained in the car accident, along with the pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life that the client experienced while he was recovering from the injuries.