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Settlement in Culpeper, Virginia Car Crash That Caused Wrist Fracture

Plaintiff was a 20 year old traveling southbound on Route 29 in Culpeper, Virginia.  The defendant stopped at a stop sign on Route 633 preparing to cross Route 29.  A truck traveling in front of the plaintiff slowed to make a right turn onto Route 633.  The plaintiff attempted to avoid the crash by moving into the left hand lane but the defendant crashed into the front passenger side of her vehicle.  Upon impact both airbags deployed in the plaintiff’s vehicle.  Police found the defendant guilty of failure to yield the right of way.        
Injuries

The plaintiff experienced immediate right arm and wrist pain and was transported by ambulance to Culpeper Hospital.  X-rays revealed a possible navicular wrist fracture.  Due to the poor imaging studies the plaintiff was told to follow up with an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation.  The plaintiff followed up with a hand specialist five days after the crash.  A CT-scan revealed a right wrist displaced scaphoid fracture.  The plaintiff underwent surgery repair the wrist fracture which involved placing an 18 mm compression screw across the fracture.  Four months following the surgery, the plaintiff had mild wrist extension loss.  The plaintiff’s doctor advised her that she should not require further surgical intervention but she may have a few degrees of extension loss in her wrist.

The plaintiff was a college student at the University of Virginia at the time of the crash.  She is right hand dominant and had to request assistance from her professors for academic accommodations for her disability.  The plaintiff has a slight surgical scar.

Type of action:  Car Crash
Injuries alleged:  Right displaced scaphoid fracture
Name of case:  Confidential
Special damages:  $10,602.35 in medical bills
Verdict/settlement:  Settlement
Amount:  $41,250 total settlement: $25,000 from liability carrier and $16,250 from UIM carrier
Insurance Carriers:  GMAC for the defendant and State Farm as the Underinsured carrier 
Plaintiff attorneys:  Barbara S. Williams and Cory Ford, Leesburg
Venue:  Stafford County Circuit Court

Awarded: $41,250


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