Rear-end collision; jury verdict $70,000

Our client was rear-ended on a highway on-ramp. The collision was a moderate impact. As a result of the accident, our client injured her neck, back and both shoulders. Three days after her 2015 accident, she was presented to the urgent care for neck, back, and shoulder pain. She then followed up with an orthopedic doctor who referred her to physical therapy. She was only able to do a few weeks of physical therapy because she could not financially afford to continue. A few months later she began physical therapy again, but had to discontinue, again, because of financial constraints. All of her treatment resulted in approximately $4,100 in medical bills. The insurance company argued that she was not that injured in this accident and her injuries were from a significant prior motor vehicle accident in 2007 in which she injured her neck. The jury awarded a verdict of $70,000 on behalf of our client.