A 42 year-old truck driver sued the owner and driver of another truck after his truck was rear-ended on the shoulder of a New Jersey road, suffering herniations to discs in his upper and lower spine. Our client underwent conservative treatment including injections and was advised that he should consider having surgery. The case settled at a mediation for the sum of $480,000.

Our 35 year-old client, owner of a small home renovation business, was rear-ended by two vehicles, with the two impacts causing his head to move forward and back with great force. He eventually began to experience an array of concussion symptoms including headaches and visual disturbances and a worsening of his pre-existing ADHD. He was treated with medication and eventually returned to work at a different job but with more pay than he had been earning previously. The case settled close to trial for $500,000.

Our client, a 67 year-old retired woman, was driving in the left lane of a local street when her car was struck from the right by a driver who was attempting to make a left turn into a driveway, from the center lane, sustaining complex fractures to her right (dominant) wrist, requiring multiple surgeries. The available insurance limits were $500,000 which were recovered in full.

While giving a ticket to a truck driver who had driven his truck on a non-truck route, a police officer was knocked down by a SUV that maintained only $100,000 in liability coverage. The officer sustained multiple injuries, including a fractured foot, a torn labrum in his hip and head trauma. Mr. Eidman argued that because the truck driver had violated the law and the violation had indirectly led to the officer’s injuries, the owner and driver of the truck were liable under the New York State statute known as the Firefighter’s Rule. While the case was being prepared for trial, the parties agreed to attend a private mediation session and the case was settled for $550,000.

A 39 year-old man was rear-ended while driving his car in Manhattan. Two years earlier, he had undergone a fusion of his lower spine and as a result of the collision, his back condition flared up, requiring epidural injections. He also underwent arthroscopic surgeries to repair the labrums in his shoulders, although records suggested he may have had a shoulder surgery years before, as well. The case was settled before trial for $575,000.00