On June thirteen, 2017, plaintiff Israel Torres, forty-nine, a custodian, turned into driving on Devereaux Avenue, at its intersection with Roosevelt Boulevard/Route 1, in Northeast Philadelphia. The driver’s side of his sedan was struck by the front of a pickup truck. The truck’s motive force was traveling north on Roosevelt Boulevard and ran a red signal. Torres claimed neck and lower back injuries.
Torres sued the motive force, Joshua Lanier, alleging that he became negligent within the vehicle. Torres additionally sued the owner of the truck, Pasquale Papandrea, who was dismissed before trial.
Lanigan stipulated negligence, and the case was tried on the issues of causation and damages.
Following the twist of fate, Torres walked to his close by domestic, and his son drove him to an emergency room. He complained of an ache in the left facet of his neck and left arm. Torres became examined and launched. In the following days, Torres, complaining of neck and coffee-lower backache, was referred to a chiropractor, with whom he had been treated for four months, sporadically for two to a few months. His remedy covered massage and spinal manipulation.
Torres underwent MRIs and EMGs and turned into identified with a herniation at cervical intervertebral disc C5-6, with radiculitis at that degree; protrusions at C3-four, C4-five, and C6-7; bulging at C23, L3-four, L4-5, and L5-S1; and strains and sprains in the cervical and lumbar spine. No additional treatment was rendered.
Torres’s physiatrist causally associated Torres’s accidents and treatment with the accident. According to the expert, Torres would require ache injections, extra chiropractic care, and diagnostic testing, all of which are estimated at $1,000 to $3,000 per 12 months in future clinical fees.
Torres testified that he continues to experience neck pain and lower back pain, especially when performing his job duties as a custodian. He stated that he works via the ache that allows you to support his own family. Torres additionally complained of an issue sound asleep. He sought damages for beyond and destiny pain and suffering. Torres’s son discussed how the plaintiff’s persona changed due to his injuries. Torres, whom his son described as the “lifestyles of the birthday party,” turned into less outgoing and active, consistent with his son.
Lanigan’s expert in the orthopedic surgical procedure who tested Torres, testified that his radiographic imaging recommended that the alleged herniation, bulging, and protrusions had been pre-existing and degenerative. The professional concluded that any injuries that Torres suffered would have been soft-tissue accidents, which resolved within months of the accident.
