Houston Jury Finds Negligence in Lane Change Crash, Awards $45,960
One driver attempted to change lanes and collided with the side of the other vehicle. The first driver alleged the second driver's actions caused or contributed to the accident. The jury found the first driver 100% liable. The collision caused disc bulges, lumbar radiculopathy and stenosis, and cervical spine sprain and strain.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $45,960
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Resolved
- 2015
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Lumbar Disc Injury
- Accident Type
- Sideswipe
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Sideswipe Collision
Case Overview
On October 22, 2012, a vehicular collision occurred on the 3400 block of I-45 in Houston, Texas, when the defendant driver attempted a lane change and struck the plaintiff's vehicle. The plaintiff subsequently filed a negligence lawsuit, alleging the defendant failed to maintain a single lane, traveled at an unsafe speed, failed to keep a proper lookout, and lacked awareness of surrounding traffic. The plaintiff claimed to have sustained L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1 disc bulges, lumbar radiculopathy and stenosis, and cervical spine sprain and strain, including C4-5 and C6-7 disc bulges with radiculopathy, requiring steroid injections.
The defendant denied all allegations of negligence, arguing that the plaintiff's actions caused or contributed to the collision. The defendant also asserted that the plaintiff's alleged injuries were degenerative and not causally related to the accident. A jury ultimately found the defendant 100% liable for causing the collision and awarded the plaintiff $45,960 in past damages.
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