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Tractor Trailer Accident Resulting in Brain Injury
Tractor Trailer Blocks Highway and Causes Collision--$500,000 Wilson County Settlement for Severe Closed Head Injury
Plaintiff, a 58-year-old rubber plant worker, was driving his car at 4:40 in the morning on his way to work. There was a light mist obscuring his view in either direction of a two-lane highway. A tractor-trailer truck was backing across the highway into a driveway adjacent to the rubber plant. Two lights on the side of the trailer were burned out in violation of ICC Regulations. Moreover, the tractor trailer truck driver did not have his hazard lights "on". The plaintiff never saw the trailer that was obscured by the mist and crashed into the rear tandem axle. A third driver saw the Plaintiff's car explode right in front of him, and inadvertently struck the rear quarter panel of the Plaintiff's car in an attempt to avoid a collision. The Plaintiff was transported to the University Medical Center Emergency Room in Lebanon and then sent to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The Plaintiff sustained fractured ribs, multiple lacerations about the face, multiple contusions, a cracked orbit, and a closed head injury. His neurosurgeon testified that the Plaintiff had suffered a bruise to the brain that caused permanent cognitive difficulties. A neuropsychologist was of the opinion that the Plaintiff was severely impaired, unable to work, and would be institutionalized in the near future. Plaintiff's counsel also retained a life care planner to evaluate the cost of future care at a nursing home or other boarding facility. The Defendants contended that the Plaintiff was an alcoholic and that much of his cognitive impairment was due to alcohol consumption. Two days before trial, the Defendants paid $500,000 to settle the case.
Awarded: $500,000.00
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