Shopping Cart Incident Leads to $900,000 Settlement
When you go shopping, you expect a simple, everyday experience, not a life-changing injury that requires multiple treatments and physical therapy. Unfortunately, accidents can happen anywhere, even in well-known big-box stores. That’s exactly what happened to our client, a licensed nurse, during a routine shopping trip in Lafayette, LA.
On February 6, 2021, our client visited a large retail store in Lafayette. As she reached for a shopping cart, a row of carts being pushed by a motorized unit, operated by an employee, suddenly bumped into her.
The impact of the carts caused injuries to our client’s back, ankle, knee, and foot, which are injuries that would typically heal on their own. Unfortunately, she developed complex regional pain syndrome in her ankle, leading to persistent pain, discomfort, and suffering that will last a lifetime. Extensive medical care, including physical therapy, diagnostic imaging, and pain management treatments such as nerve block injections, has been and will continue to be necessary.
The defense argued that the accident was not severe enough to cause such significant injuries. They even hired a biomechanical expert to claim that the force of impact could not have caused the harm our client suffered. Finally, they tried to argue that our client would not require future medical care for the injuries she sustained.
Our attorney, Scott Richard, stood by his client and advocated on her behalf through compelling expert testimony and a detailed medical care plan. He demonstrated the severity of her injuries and established that all future treatments would be necessary.
Before this case went to trial, the defense agreed to settle for $900,000 to cover our client’s medical expenses and provide financial security for her future medical care.
The attorneys at Broussard, David & Moroux have the knowledge and experience necessary to handle life-altering and catastrophic injury claims and will fight to obtain full compensation for your injuries. If you, a friend, or a family member has been injured because of the fault of another, contact the attorneys at Broussard, David & Moroux to discuss your legal rights at (337) 233-2323 (Local) or (888) 337-2323 (Toll-Free).