Dallas Jury Awards $300 for Past Medical Expenses in Rear-End Collision
One driver was rear-ended by another driver while merging in heavy traffic. The passenger in the first vehicle hit her knee on the dashboard, causing pain and injury. The jury awarded $300 for past medical expenses.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $300
- County
- Dallas County, TX
- Resolved
- 2019
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Knee Injury
- Accident Type
- Rear-end
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Rear End Collision
Case Overview
On November 20, 2013, a passenger traveling eastbound on Interstate Highway 30 in Dallas, Texas, sustained a knee injury when the host vehicle was rear-ended. The collision occurred as the host vehicle attempted to merge in heavy traffic conditions. The plaintiff alleged the impact caused their knee to strike the dashboard, resulting in permanent pain and an internal derangement of the knee.
The plaintiff filed a lawsuit, alleging the defendant driver was negligent by failing to keep a proper lookout, maintain an assured clear distance, control vehicle speed, and apply brakes effectively. The defendant denied negligence, arguing the host driver was comparatively or contributorily negligent. The defendant also raised defenses of sudden emergency and unavoidable accident, and denied that the plaintiff sustained any compensable injury in the accident.
A jury subsequently determined the plaintiff was entitled to receive $300 for past medical expenses.
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