Texas Jury Awards $87,632 in Rear-End Collision
One driver was stopped behind another vehicle on a feeder road after exiting a highway when their car was hit from behind. The impact pushed the driver's car into the vehicle in front. The driver claimed to have suffered permanent cervical and lumbar injuries confirmed by an MRI. The other driver argued that rainy conditions caused the collision and denied the extent of the claimed injuries, pointing to the driver's prior chiropractic treatments. The jury found the defendant driver fully responsible for the crash.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $87,632
- County
- Montgomery County, TX
- Resolved
- 2021
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Cervical Disc Injury
- Accident Type
- Rear-end
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Multiple Vehicle Collision
Case Overview
A plaintiff driver filed a motor vehicle negligence case after a rear-end collision. The plaintiff contended she sustained injuries when the defendant driver struck her vehicle from behind, propelling it into a third vehicle, after the plaintiff had stopped in traffic on a feeder road. The driver of the vehicle in front testified in support of the plaintiff. The defendant maintained she drove reasonably and attributed the collision to rainy conditions.
The plaintiff asserted the collision caused cervical and lumbar herniations, confirmed by MRI, resulting in permanent symptoms despite chiropractic care. The defendant denied these injuries were caused by the collision, noting the plaintiff's history of regular chiropractic treatments. The plaintiff countered that prior treatments were for maintenance only. A jury found the defendant 100% negligent and awarded $87,632. The award included $42,632 for past medical bills, $15,000 for past physical impairment, $15,000 for future physical impairment, $5,000 for past mental anguish, $5,000 for past physical pain and suffering, $5,000 for future physical pain and suffering, and $5,000 for past mental anguish.
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