Our client, a 28-year-old construction worker, was driving in Miami-Dade County when a driver operating a vehicle owned by a major financial institution failed to yield the right of way and struck our client's vehicle on the driver side. The Miami-Dade Police Department crash report confirmed the at-fault driver failed to yield and was found at fault for the crash. MRI imaging revealed lumbar disc herniations at L4-5 and L5-S1 with nerve root impingement, and a traumatic medial meniscus tear with ACL sprain in the right knee. Our client underwent right knee arthroscopy with partial meniscectomy. His pain management physician recommended lumbar discectomy surgery at two levels and radiofrequency ablation. Mausner Group pursued the driver and the corporate owner of the vehicle under respondeat superior and secured a settlement of $450,000.
The police report established liability clearly -- the at-fault driver failed to yield and our client had no contributing action. Because the driver was operating a vehicle owned by a major corporation, the company bore vicarious liability for all resulting harm. Mausner Group built the damages package around the completed knee surgery, the two-level lumbar discectomy recommended by the treating physician, and the direct impact on a young construction worker whose entire career depends on spinal and lower extremity function.
