Case Results
Pedestrian Crosswalk Accident – Settlement
In 2013 a mother and daughter were hit by a motor vehicle while walking in a crosswalk.
Case Results: Attorney Brendan J. Noonan settled the mother’s claim and the daughter’s claim.
T-Bone Accident Settlement – Airbag Injury
On October 25, 2012, Client was a front seat passenger in a vehicle involved in a T-bone collision whereupon the airbag deployed striking her left hand and fracturing her left pinkie finger.
Case Results: Attorney Patrick J. Noonan settled the bodily claim for the policy limit and pursued a claim against the under-insurance carrier and recovered an additional settlement.
School Bus Accident Settlement
On November 26, 2013, Client, a five-year-old, was traveling as a passenger on a school bus on the way home from Elementary School. She was sitting in the very first seat on the passenger side of the bus. A partition was in front of her bus seat separating the bus seat from the steps. The bus driver struck a bump in the road launching the client into the air and over the partition causing her to land face-first on the steps to the bus. The insurance company contested liability claiming that the client had been standing on her seat and was told to sit down by the bus driver prior to the accident. Several student-witnesses who were riding the bus that day were interviewed. One witness stated that she observed the client kneeling on the seat (not standing on the seat) when the incident occurred. Another witness stated that the client was not standing on her seat when the incident occurred. Several student-witnesses stated that they would encourage the bus driver to speed over a specific bump in the road so that the students could bounce in the air. On this occasion, the bus driver sped over the bump at the request of children resulting in the injuries to the client. In addition, Attorney Noonan learned that the bus driver had been involved in several other accidents prior. Specifically, Attorney Noonan learned that the bus driver struck a telephone pole and later struck another pole shattering some of the windows on the school bus causing some students to sustain minor cuts from the glass. As a result of the accident, client sustained a mild concussion and a laceration to the face, which required two sutures. The client only incurred $1,724 in medical expenses.
Case Results: Attorney Brendan J. Noonan settled the claim against the bus company. Attorney Noonan setup a 529 College Savings Plan and deposited the settlement into the fund.
Motor Vehicle Accident – Low Back Injury
Client involved in motor vehicle accident sustained low back injury.
Case Results: Attorney Brendan J. Noonan secured a settlement.
Slip and Fall – Gas Station Construction
Client tripped over an obstruction (crevice / hole) in a gas station parking lot causing him to land on the pavement and sustain cuts / lacerations to his face and deep bruising to his chest. Client declined an ambulance and did not present to the emergency room. Attorney Brendan J. Noonan proceeded against the Construction Company responsible for creating the unreasonably dangerous condition in the parking lot and collected a settlement.Thereafter, Attorney Brendan J. Noonan proceeded against the owner of the parking lot on the theory that the Gas Station had knowledge of the unreasonably dangerous condition (not readily obvious to unsuspecting patrons) and failed to take any steps to remedy it or warn it’s patrons.
Case Results: As a result, Attorney Brendan J. Noonan collected an additional settlement from the owner of the Parking Lot.
Highway Accident Settlement
On November 4, 2011, Client and his wife were traveling on the highway then they struck a disabled motorist in the left-hand travel lane. The insurance company initially denied liability claiming that the Client had the opportunity to avoid the collision and failed to do so. Client sustained a cardiac contusion. Client’s treatment consisted of one visit to the emergency room. Client’s wife sustained minor injuries (contusion from seatbelt). Wife’s treatment consisted of one visit to the emergency room.
Case Results: Attorney Patrick J. Noonan settled the claim and collected an additional settlement from the underinsurance carrier.
Pedestrian vs. Motor Vehicle
On October 2, 2012, Client was jogging across a crosswalk when he was struck by a vehicle proceeding through a green light. The insurance company denied liability because the Client told the ambulance that the traffic light was green and he shouldn’t have crossed the street. Client sustained a fracture to the greater tuberosity of the proximal humerus.
Case Results: Attorney Patrick J. Noonan settled the case.
Motorcycle Accident Settlement
On July 14, 2012, Client was traveling on his motorcycle in the process of making a left-hand turn when a vehicle cut in front of him causing him to drop his motorcycle. Initially, the insurance company denied liability claiming that it’s insured had the right-of-way and the client was negligent in making a left-hand turn without yielding the right-of-way to oncoming traffic. Client sustained road rash from the accident.
Case Results: Attorney Patrick J. Noonan settled the case.
Motorcycle Accident Injury Settlement – Concussion
On July 28, 2015 Client was involved in Motorcycle accident and suffered a concussion.
Case Results: Attorney Brendan J. Noonan settled the case.
Cervical Radiculopathy from Car Accident
In 2014 Client was a front seat passenger involved in a low impact rear-end accident in New Jersey. She did not take an ambulance from the scene of the accident and sought treatment several weeks after returning home to Massachusetts. An MRI administered several months after the accident revealed a disc bulge in her neck/cervical spine at the C6-7 level. The client later developed radiculopathy/radicular symptoms in her right arm. An EMG was ordered to evaluate for any neurodiagnostic purposes. The EMG revealed the Right C6 paraspinal and Right C7 paraspinal muscles showed increased insertional activity. This led to a diagnosis of right C6-C7 radiculopathy. Client underwent two cervical epidural steroid injections. She did not do physical therapy or chiropractics. Attorney Brendan J. Noonan settled the claim with New Jersey insurance company. Bringing an insurance claim in New Jersey is very difficult. Law suits for pain and suffering are prohibited in New Jersey unless an injury results in:
- Death
- Dismemberment
- Significant disfigurement or significant scarring
- Loss of a fetus
- Displaced fractures
- A permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability, other than scarring or disfigurement. An injury shall be considered permanent when the body part or organ, or both, has not healed to function normally and will not heal to function normally with further medical treatment. N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8.
Before the New Jersey case settled and while undergoing treatment for the injuries from the New Jersey accident, the client was involved in another rear-end accident. This time in Massachusetts in 2015. The only medical treatment the client received after the second accident was a third cervical epidural steroid injection. The insurer from the second accident argued that the first accident was to blame for the client’s cervical injuries, symptoms and treatment.
Case Results: Attorney Brendan J. Noonan settled the second car accident claim at the same time as the New Jersey accident claim. He settled the second accident claim.