Dallas Jury Finds Negligence, No Damages in Ride-Share Crash
One driver turned into a shopping center and sideswiped a parked car. The passenger claimed injuries to her back, stating the accident loosened a screw from a prior lumbar fusion, causing pain and the need for revision surgery. The defense argued the revision surgery was inevitable due to a prior "bad construct" and the plaintiff's smoking, and that the accident caused only sprains and strains.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Defense
- Amount
- Undisclosed
- County
- Dallas County, TX
- Resolved
- 2023
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Back Strain / Soft Tissue
- Accident Type
- Sideswipe
- Case Type
- back, stenosis, lower back
Case Overview
On January 5, 2019, a passenger in an app-based ride-share vehicle in Dallas claimed back injuries after the driver sideswiped a parked car. The plaintiff sued the driver, who admitted negligence for the collision. The app-based company, also initially sued, was granted summary judgment.
The plaintiff alleged the accident caused or aggravated a prior lumbar fusion, claiming a loosened pedicle screw, disc bulge, and foraminal stenosis necessitated revision surgery and led to urinary problems. The plaintiff sought $2 million in damages. The defense disputed causation for these severe claims, arguing the revision surgery was inevitable due to a pre-existing "bad construct" and the plaintiff's smoking. Defense experts testified the impact forces were minimal, causing only sprains and strains.
After a four-day trial, a Dallas jury deliberated for five hours. The jury found the defendant driver's negligence proximately caused the accident but awarded zero damages. This defense verdict indicated the jury concluded the plaintiff's claimed severe injuries were not attributable to the collision.
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