$______ VERDICT INSURANCE OBLIGATION UNDERINSURED DRIVER PLAINTIFF INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION WITH UNDERINSURED DRIVER AND MAKES CLAIM FOR DAMAGES WITH DEFENDANT INSURER PLAINTIFF CLAIMS 2 LUMBAR HERNIATIONS; AGGRAVATION OF PRIOR CERVICAL INJURY; PERSISTENT, CHRONIC HEADACHES AND INJURIES TO LEFT SHOULDER INCLUDING PARTIAL TEAR AND SLAP TEAR LEFT SHOULDER SURGERY; MEDIAL BRANCH BLOCK; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PERMANENT SURGICAL SCARRING PLAINTIFF CLAIMS LIMITATIONS IN EMPLOYMENT.

Pinellas County, FL

$562,818 VERDICT INSURANCE OBLIGATION UNDERINSURED DRIVER PLAINTIFF INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION WITH UNDERINSURED DRIVER AND MAKES CLAIM FOR DAMAGES WITH DEFENDANT INSURER PLAINTIFF CLAIMS 2 LUMBAR HERNIATIONS; AGGRAVATION OF PRIOR CERVICAL INJURY; PERSISTENT, CHRONIC HEADACHES AND INJURIES TO LEFT SHOULDER INCLUDING PARTIAL TEAR AND SLAP TEAR LEFT SHOULDER SURGERY; MEDIAL BRANCH BLOCK; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; PERMANENT SURGICAL SCARRING PLAINTIFF CLAIMS LIMITATIONS IN EMPLOYMENT.

In this case, the plaintiff, a 53-year-old accounting clerk, asserted that the tortfeasor driver struck her vehicle from behind with such force that it caused significant, permanent injury. The plaintiff settled with the tortfeasors in the amount of $100,000 and filed the subject lawsuit to recover damages under her underinsured motorist insurance policy provision. The defendant stipulated liability but contested the plaintiffs damages. On December 6, 2017, the plaintiff was traveling north on Route 19 in the left lane, approaching the intersection with Continental Drive in Holiday. The tortfeasor was driving a vehicle which was owned by the co-tortfeasor, traveling behind the plaintiff. The plaintiff maintained that she was at a complete stop for a traffic light when the tortfeasor driver negligently failed to observe her vehicle and struck the rear of the plaintiff's vehicle. The plaintiff alleged that the force of the impact resulted in permanent injuries. The plaintiff was covered by an uninsured/underinsured motorist policy held with the defendant insurer. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant insurer failed to pay for the damages the plaintiff suffered as a result of the collision with the uninsured motorist. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff sustained 2 lumbar herniations; aggravation of prior cervical injury; persistent, chronic headaches; and injuries to the left shoulder including calcific tendonitis of the supraspinatus tendon with partial tear and SLAP tear. The plaintiff treated with chiropractic treatment; a back brace; left shoulder injection; left shoulder surgery; medial branch block; radiofrequency ablation and physical therapy. She was left with significant scarring from the shoulder surgery. The plaintiff also claimed that she experienced a recurrence of psychological issues including depression as a result of the subject accident. The plaintiff reported significant limitations in her work and home life as...