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Personal Injury · SettlementJohnson vs. Metro Transit — Pedestrian Injury Settlement
After a transit vehicle struck pedestrian Maria Johnson and the claim was denied, we built the medical and liability case that funded her lifetime care.
A Denied Claim, A Family in Crisis
Maria Johnson suffered multiple fractures and a traumatic brain injury crossing at a marked crosswalk. The transit authority denied liability, blaming pedestrian error — and offered nothing toward mounting medical bills.
With Maria unable to work and facing years of rehabilitation, her family needed compensation that covered not just today’s bills, but decades of future care.
Proving Liability, Pricing a Lifetime
The challenge: overturn a formal denial against a well-funded municipal defendant, and quantify future needs a jury would accept.
Our approach: we secured traffic-camera footage the authority had not disclosed, retained an accident reconstructionist and a life-care planner, and presented a demand package so thoroughly documented that mediation ended with full funding for care, lost earnings, and family support.
- Undisclosed camera footage obtained through targeted discovery
- Life-care plan covering rehabilitation, assistance, and lost income
- Settlement structured to protect long-term benefits eligibility
Lifetime Care, Fully Funded
The matter settled at mediation for an amount covering all past medical costs, projected lifetime care, lost earning capacity, and family support — structured to preserve Maria’s eligibility for ongoing benefits. She continues rehabilitation with her family’s finances secure.
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