Toriello v. Jeraci Food Distributors

Plaintiff, while making left hand turn, was struck by defendant’s van which ran Stop sign. A witness to accident was brought to New York from Las Vegas (where he had since moved), to testify on behalf of plaintiff. Plaintiff’s injuries included herniations at C5-6 and C6-7 intervertebral discs, impingement of the associated nerve roots, along with superimposed bulges of her C5-6 and C6-7 discs, protrusions of her L4-5 and L5-S1 discs, and impingement of the associated areas of the thecal sac. The case settled during trial for $175,000.