$500,000 maritime injury
Client was fishing in a dingy in a harbor at anchor near a restricted area. Another vessel exiting harbor struck the dingy, causing 55- year old man to fall off dingy into water. Client had prior laminectomy 3 years previous with DDD, and had just returned to work months before incident. One year post-accident plaintiff underwent cervical fusion, 18 months later a lumbar fusion, although he remained able to work for 12 months following incident. Causation for injuries contested, case settled after expert depositions prior to trial for $500,000.00