Anthony Castelli just completed a personal injury trial in the Court of Judge Victor Haddad in Clermont county common pleas courtroom. His client was injured when she was caused a rear end crash. His client was caused 21 months of low back lumbar injury.
She went to the emergency room later that day for headache. Four days later her low back started to affect her to the point that she went to the emergency room. Two months later she went to a chiropractor and several weeks later saw Dr. Valentin a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist.
She went back to the doctor four months later and tried some physical therapy for a brief period. Dr Valentin suspeceted lumber facet syndrome and recommended burning the small nerve out of the small facet joints. She declined this treatment initiallly out of fear and went back to another chirpractor.
She had some relief but after just sitting for a period of time her back pain came back. She decided to undergo the short outpatient procedure and this solved her problem.
Amemican familiy insurance hired Dr Thomas Bender and he gave the opinion that she was better after 12 weeks and her ongoing back pain was due to preexisting arthritis that was documented to exist two year before her injury, despite she never had any back complaints of significance before the car accidnet. The arhritis was in the same place her back was bothering her after the car accident.
American Family defended the case by arguing that that plaintiff was not credible and dr. Bender was right.
Anthony Castelli proved that Dr bender had previously done 2000 exams for defense attorneys and 4-5 previously for american family. Dr Bender had been listed as their witness before ever eamining the plaintiff.
American Family asked the jury to award $5000 for the limited time of her injury.
The jury came back with a verdict of $25,000.00
The plaintiff was happy with the verdict and felt vindicated from the attack on her good name by the defendant.
Sometimes you have to fight big insurance to get fair compensation for you injurues. Anthony Castelli was inspired by his client who tried so hard to get better and was willing to fight big insurance all the way.
By Anthony Castelli car accident and personal injury lawyer. For more information
visit www.castellilaw.com
