Attorney John Blaisdell secured a recovery of over $1.3 million on behalf of a 55-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. As a result of her injuries, she experienced significantly limited mobility, jeopardizing her eligibility for a life-saving lung transplant.
A 55 year old women with cystic fibrosis and 25-year double-lung transplant survivor, was injured in a motor vehicle accident when her vehicle was struck while stopped at a rotary following a collision between two other vehicles. Liability was undisputed.
As a result of the crash, she sustained a lumbar compression fracture, a head injury with permanent scarring, and an aggravation of pre-existing back pain. These injuries significantly limited her ability to maintain the high level of physical activity necessary to preserve her lung function.
This limitation created a critical and complex medical risk: reduced activity could accelerate the need for a second lung transplant, while that same reduction in activity could simultaneously disqualify her as a transplant candidate.
This limitation created a critical medical risk: reduced activity could accelerate the need for a second lung transplant, while also impacting her ability to remain an eligible candidate for such a procedure.
The case resulted in a recovery of $1,320,000.
