Joseph Cantor wins settlement of $1.25 million for plaintiff with traumatic brain injury.
Personal Injury case Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Joseph L. Cantor, Richmond; Michael Johnson, Alexandria.
The Plaintiff, a 24-year-old man, was T-boned by the defendant at an intersection in Loudoun County on Aug. 3, 2017. Liability was not contested, as the defendant did not have a memory of the impact itself, or the moments immediately before or after the incident. Plaintiff lost consciousness in the crash and was later diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury. He was treated by a neurologist for two months and participated in several months of physical and vestibular therapy. He also remained on a part-time basis for several weeks after that. Plaintiff was able to return to work full-time thereafter.
Plaintiff continued to have problems from his brain injury over the following year, but he did not seek further treatment until July 2019, when he saw another neurologist. That neurologist ordered an MRI, which showed white matter lesions scattered throughout the frontal and parietal lobes of the plaintiff’s brain. Plaintiff also underwent a neuropsychological evaluation, which revealed numerous cognitive deficits that the neuropsychologist related to the brain injury sustained in the crash.
Date Resolved: 6/8/2022
Special Damages: $29,437.80 in past medicals and lost wages; $27,280 in claimed future medicals.
Verdict of Settlement: Settlement
Injuries Alleged: Mild Traumatic brain injury with associated sequelae, chest pain and leg pain.