She will require therapy for years; her settlement is set above policy limits
Plaintiff, a 31-year-old internationally renowned musician, was driving with her fiancé on westbound Interstate 94 in the Jackson area. She brought the car to a complete stop because of traffic conditions. Defendant driver, operating an empty tractor-trailer, rear-ended plaintiff’s vehicle, crushing it between the tractor-trailer and the semi-truck directly in front of plaintiff’s vehicle.
Plaintiff was airlifted from the scene to University of Michigan Hospital, where she was an inpatient for two months. She sustained a severe traumatic brain injury — including fractures to the base of the skull and severed cranial nerves — as well as some hearing loss. Though she recovered, she will require therapy for a number of years.
The procured settlement is above policy limits, and a significant portion of it is structured. Its present-day value is $4.55 million.
Type of action: Auto negligence
Type of injuries: Traumatic brain injury, skull fractures
Court/Case no./Date: Confidential; confidential; May 13, 2013
Settlement amount: $4.55 million
Special damages: Excess wage loss
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