$3,800,000 Settlement – Dangerous Commercial Vehicle Rear End Spinal Injuries

A female Plaintiff suffered life-changing spinal injuries when her car was rear-ended by a worker driving home in a company vehicle on I-294 South in the Chicago area. That worker had a history of DUI, a previously suspended license, moving violations and collisions. The West Suburban company that employed the at-fault driver knew of his dangerous driving history but looked the other way when it hired him and entrusted him with a commercial vehicle carrying heavy equipment weighing nearly 8,000 pounds. The Plaintiff endured multiple spine surgeries in the years that followed and the insertion of a permanent spinal cord stimulator into her back to help manage her chronic pain.