Plaintiff, a motorcyclist, was injured when the Defendant, who was driving a large SUV, suddenly and without warning, made an abrupt left hand turn directly in front of him. The force of the impact was so severe, that plaintiff’s motorcycle was completely destroyed, while the plaintiff himself was catapulted high into the air, before crashing onto the ground.
As a consequence of the impact, the plaintiff suffered, among other injuries, a fractured left tibia and fibula, which required an open reduction with internal fixation. The plaintiff underwent further surgery involving irrigation and debridement of the open wound of the left tibia and fibula. In addition to the leg and hip injuries, he underwent an open reduction and fixation with K wires as a result of multiple fractures and dislocations of his left wrist. Prior to trial the defendants settled for the policy limits of one million dollars, with one policy paying $100,000.00 and another $900,000.
