Plano, Texas Jury Awards $42,500 in Rear-End Collision
One driver was stopped in traffic when another vehicle failed to yield and collided with a vehicle behind it, causing a chain reaction that pushed that vehicle into the rear of the first driver's car. The first driver sought damages for pain in their neck, back, shoulder, and lower extremities, attributing negligence to the other drivers. The defendants denied negligence and blamed each other.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $42,500
- County
- Dallas County, TX
- Resolved
- 2019
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Back Strain / Soft Tissue
- Accident Type
- Rear-end
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Multiple Vehicle Collision
Case Overview
On October 29, 2015, a multiple-vehicle rear-end collision occurred on Preston Road at Tennyson Parkway in Plano, Texas. The plaintiff, who was stopped in traffic, sustained neck, back, shoulder pain, and radiating lower extremity pain, later diagnosed as cervical and lumbar spondylosis and shoulder impingement syndrome. The incident began when defendant Smith's vehicle collided with defendant Meier's vehicle, initiating a chain reaction that pushed another vehicle into the rear of the plaintiff's vehicle. The plaintiff subsequently filed a personal injury action.
The plaintiff maintained that the defendants were negligent by failing to keep a proper lookout, maintain an assured clear distance, and yield to stopped traffic. While one defendant was dismissed before trial and defendant Holden was dismissed by summary judgment, the remaining defendants denied negligence, instead attributing fault to other parties. They also disputed that the plaintiff sustained any serious or permanent injuries from the accident.
Following a trial, a jury awarded the plaintiff $42,500. The jury determined that defendant Smith was 95% negligent for the collision, and defendant Meier was 5% negligent.
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