We recently obtained a $600,000.00 settlement in a non-surgical case. Our 35-year-old client had pre-existing back issues from his time serving in the military. However, the accident exacerbated his pre-existing conditions such that he developed radicular symptoms that he managed with epidural steroid injections. Our client had a surgical recommendation, but he wanted to delay undergoing the surgery until he was older. The insurance company believed they could ignore the surgical recommendation and settle the case cheaply based on less than $55,000.00 in past medical expenses.
After completing treater and expert depositions, we established that our client would require future medical treatment and endure ongoing pain from the accident beyond what he would have experienced from his pre-existing condition alone. Then 10 days before the start of trial, insurance offered 3x their “best and final” offer prior to expert discovery.
