The complainant also submits the affidavit of a chiropractor. The chiropractor conducted a computerized spinal range of motion exam and a computerized muscle strength test. The results of the tests indicated deviations from normal. The chiropractor states that in his opinion the complainant sustained spinal injuries and limitations to cervical…
This action arises from a motor vehicle accident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. The complainant asserts that the accident happened when his vehicle, moving slowly in stop, was struck in the rear by the opponent’s vehicle. The complainant claimed that the opponent admitted at his testimony that he did not…
Well established is the rule that a jury may reject any testimony, including testimony of experts, even if not contradicted. Here, the Standard Jury Instruction which was appropriately read to the jury provides that the jury may accept expert witness opinion testimony, reject it, or give it the weight it…
The Facts of the Case: Sometime in October 2007, an automobile accident occurred involving A and B, A being the injured victim. As a result of the accident, A suffered from a spinal injury. Consequently, A had to undergo a cervical spinal fusion surgery in September 2009. Thereafter, A filed…
This action arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on April 20, 2008. The complainant man’s vehicle was impacted from the rear by the accused man’s vehicle, while both vehicles were moving in the same lane of travel. The accused man’s vehicle was operated by his son at the…
A Brooklyn bagel shop clerk met an accident while driving near the corner of West Merrick and Rockaway Avenue: her car collided with another car on August 21, 2007. As a result of the accident, the bagel shop clerk missed two weeks of work. The pain she felt prevented her…
Brooklyn Claimant sustained injuries arising out of and in the course of her employment on two occasions. First was in December 1988, when claimant injured her neck, back, shoulders, knee and left elbow, and the second was in September 1989, after claimant had been released to return to full-duty work,…
On 1994, a man was admitted to a NYC hospital for the treatment of his spinal injuries. Prior to the man’s cervical spine surgery his physician ordered a cervical myelogram and CT scan. The procedure was performed by another physician and a nurse. The man does not recall the whole…
On 1994, a Queens man was admitted to a hospital for the treatment of his spinal injuries. Prior to the man’s cervical spine surgery his physician ordered a cervical myelogram and CT scan. The procedure was performed by another physician and a nurse. The man does not recall the whole…
On 2003, a complainant man obtained a back injurywhile he was employed. Shortly thereafter, his employer accepted his injury’s compensability and commenced the payments of both medical and indemnity benefits. An Nassau authorized orthopedist initially diagnosed the complainant man with disc herniation with chronic low back pain. After that, a…