This week's case is about a man in his mid-50s who was involved in a motor vehicle accident as a passenger. We are going to call him “Juan” in order to protect his identity. The accident occurred approximately 2 ½ years ago when Juan was a passenger in a family member’s car. The accident happened in an intersection that is controlled by a stop sign. As a result of the impact, the cars spun around and ended up in different directions than they were facing when the accident occurred. When the police arrived at the scene of the accident they received contrary stories as to how the accident happened and as a result of the car having been spun around the police report was in a way that did not accurately depict how the accident occurred.
Juan did not immediately go to the hospital following the accident because he was afraid of the bills that he will incur and he was not aware that in New York State most motor vehicle accidents are covered by what is known as no-fault medical coverage. After four days his knee was swollen. After completing treatment for his He was treated for his soft tissue injuries, then thanks to the work of Cannon and Acosta, Juan was able to collect a $100,000 settlement.
El caso de la semana trata a un hombre de 50 años quien estuvo envuelto en un accidente automovilístico en el condado de Suffolk. Lo llamaremos “Juan” para proteger su identidad. Aproximadamente 2 ½ años atrás cuando Juan era pasajero en el carro de un familiar. El accidente paso en una intersección cual está controlada por un semáforo. Como resultado del impacto de los carros, los carros empezaron a dar vueltas y pararon en dirección opuesta de donde venían. Cuando la policía llego a la escena del accidente, la policía tuvo diferentes comentarios de cómo ocurrió el accidente y la policía hizo un reporte de la manera que el accidente no había ocurrido. Juan no fue inmediatamente al hospital. La verdad es que él no fue al hospital porque estaba asustado de las cuentas que podría recibir, él no sabía que en New York hay una ley que protege a toda la gente que van en un carro cubriéndole los gastos médicos. Después de 4 días se le hincho la rodilla a Juan. Después de tomar varios tratamientos físicos, gracias al trabajo de Cannon y Acosta, Juan pudo lograr un acuerdo de $100,000.