$500,000 ARBITRATION AWARD—Motor Vehicle Accident –Low Back injury with fusion surgery

We represented a man with a ten year history of low back problems including a prior low back fusion surgery.  He was struck by another driver aggravating his low back problems.  Months after the crash, he had a lumbar fusion surgery at a different level of his lower back than the level he had surgery on previously.  After a failed mediation with a final offer of $150,000, we agreed to arbitrate the case.   Using technology, we reviewed the prior medical notes and magnified important sections of our client’s prior records to show the arbitrator how the crash caused the injuries claimed.  The arbitrator returned an award for $500,000, more than three times higher than the final offer.