Harris County Jury Awards $21,000 in Merging Collision
One driver was merging onto a service road when they struck the vehicle occupied by another driver. The passenger in the struck vehicle sustained injuries to their spine and extremities. The defendant denied causing serious or permanent injuries. The jury awarded the plaintiff for past and future pain and suffering.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $21,000
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Resolved
- 2019
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Cervical Disc Injury
- Accident Type
- Sideswipe
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Sideswipe Collision
Case Overview
On July 1, 2016, a collision occurred in Houston, Harris County, Texas, when a defendant driver attempted to merge onto a service road and struck a vehicle occupied by the plaintiff, who was in the course and scope of employment. The plaintiff sustained orthopedic injuries to the spine with radiculopathy to the upper extremities, requiring chiropractic and rehabilitative treatment. A claim from another occupant of the vehicle did not proceed to trial.
The plaintiff filed a lawsuit, alleging the defendant driver was negligent by failing to maintain a proper lookout, failing to apply brakes properly, failing to stop, and failing to yield while merging. The defendant stipulated liability for the collision but denied that the plaintiff's injuries were serious or permanent.
Following a jury trial, the jury awarded the plaintiff $20,000 for past pain and suffering and an additional $1,000 for future pain and suffering.
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