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RICHMOND, VA -- Plaintiff, a resident of South Carolina, was involved in a wreck
on Nov. 17, 2004, in Hopewell. The plaintiff was sitting in the cab of his tractor-trailer
at a plant when it was struck by another tractor-trailer.
Plaintiff sustained cervical and lumbar injuries and was hospitalized overnight
at VCU Medical Center. He eventually underwent cervical disc surgery and epidural
injections. The plaintiff claimed that chronic cervical and lumbar pain disabled
him from returning to work as a tractor-trailer driver. The plaintiff, however,
had a very complicated medical history involving multiple prior cervical and lumbar
injuries and had no established track record as a tractor-trailer driver.
Type of Action: Personal injury
Type of Injuries: Cervical and lumbar injuries
Name of Case: Confidential
Awarded/Settled: Settled
Attorney for Plaintiff: John C. Shea, Richmond
Plaintiff's Experts: V. Robert May III, RhD — performed a functional capacity
evaluation; Peder K. Melberg, MA, CRC — vocational consultant; Howard G. Stern,
MD — orthopedic surgeon who performed independent medical examination for
plaintiff; Sharon L. Reavis — life care planner; Sumeer Lal, MD — neurosurgeon;
John R. Satterwhite, MD — pain management specialist
Defendant's Expert: Kennedy Daniels, MD — orthopedic surgeon who performed
a record review
[08-T-032]
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