$497,500 Settlement – Pedestrian Accident

  • Date: January 2021
  • Attorney: Richard Villanova
  • Settlement: $$497,500
  • Practice Areas: Pedestrian Accident

This is a pedestrian accident case venued in Hudson County that recently settled after all discovery was completed but before trial for $497,500.00.

The plaintiff is 72 year old woman who was struck by the defendant while crossing in the crosswalk at the intersection of Monmouth Street and Newark Avenue in Jersey City.

She sustained a left knee injury that required surgery, rt shoulder injury requiring surgery, and cervical injury requiring a cervical fusion. The defense experts, Dr. Paul Teja (ortho) and Dr.James Charles (neuro) claimed that the need for surgeries was unrelated to the accident