It was a difficult case that involved years of appeals, but the case was eventually affirmed.<\/p>\n
In 2001, registered nurse, Yuko Yamamoto, was hit by a taxi cab and knocked to the ground. She sustained serious injuries to her neck. Oddly enough, when she filed her lawsuit attempting to recover damages for pain and suffering, a judge said no trial was needed to deal with liability issues because it was obvious the cab driver caused the accident and was therefore at fault.<\/p>\n
Since the question of liability was not at issue, the only issue that went to a jury was what amount of damages should she be awarded? \u201cIn this instance, as in a great many cases where neck injuries are involved, the jury is not able to \u201csee\u201d the damages and this may often mean a lower settlement because it doesn\u2019t \u201clook\u201d all that bad, indicated Daren Monroe, Litigation Funding Corporation, Southfield, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was a difficult case that involved years of appeals, but the case was eventually affirmed. In 2001, registered nurse, Yuko Yamamoto, was hit by a taxi cab and knocked to the ground. She sustained serious injuries to her neck.…<\/span><\/p>\n