Articles Posted in Back & Neck Injuries

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On Aug. 29, 2010, Rachel Deglman was driving eastbound on Wellington Avenue when southbound defendant Brittney Gurrola, 18, did not stop at the stop sign at Natchez Avenue in Chicago. Gurrola’s car entered the intersection and crashed into Deglman’s vehicle.

There was no stop sign for oncoming traffic on Wellington Avenue. Deglman, 23, who was a student, maintained that the impact caused her to suffer herniated discs at C5-6 and C6-7 with associated cervical radiculopathy. 

Gurrola claimed that Deglman was speeding and was contributory negligent for her own injuries. Gurrola also argued at the trial that Deglman was not injured to the extent that she claimed, and some of her medical treatment was not necessary. The jury’s verdict of $34,752 was reduced by 5 percent for the contributory negligence that it found to be attributable to Deglman. The verdict of $33,014 was made up of the following damage