Our client was seriously injured in a head-on collision near Lawrence, Kansas. Another driver crossed into oncoming traffic, sideswiped a semi-truck, and then crashed directly into our client's vehicle. The impact forced our client off the road, totaled her car, and required her to be transported by ambulance for emergency medical care.
The accident resulted in a broken wrist requiring surgery with permanent plates and pins, as well as hairline fractures in her back. Even after her physical injuries began to heal, she continued to deal with lasting limitations in her wrist and emotional trauma from the collision. Because the crash occurred on a road she frequently traveled, she continues to relive the incident whenever she is in that area, causing her ongoing emotional distress.
The insurance company argued that our client had fully recovered and her ongoing symptoms were not permanent. Our Lawrence car accident lawyer pushed back, showing that the hardware in her wrist would remain for life and that she would never regain the full range of motion. We also documented the emotional impact the crash continued to have on her.
After initially offering just $175,000, the insurance companies ultimately paid all available policy limits, resulting in a $250,000 settlement for a crash in Lawrence. This included $25,000 from the at-fault driver's insurance policy and $225,000 from our client's underinsured motorist coverage.
