Action: Motor vehicle accident
Injuries alleged: Clavicle fracture, nerve damage and related shoulder injuries; severe cervical injuries, including cervical disc displacement, cervical spondylosis, cervical radiculitis, cervical radiculopathy, and cervical kyphosis; plaintiff underwent C4-C6 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Case name: Gallia Coles v. Jan Marie Devenny
Court/case no.: Charleston County Common Pleas Court / 22-CP-10-00748
Mediator: Karolan Ohanesian
Highest offer: $1.35 million
Amount: $1.35 million
Special damages: $308,181
High-low agreement: Yes
Date: Dec. 18, 2023
Most helpful experts: Steven Poletti, M.D., orthopedic surgeon; Todd Joye, M.D., life care planner
Attorneys: John Guerry of Theos Law Firm, Charleston (for the plaintiff); Lee Weatherly of Copeland Stair Valz & Lovell, Charleston (for the defendant)
On the morning of Jan. 14, 2020, defendant was traveling east on Ben Sawyer Boulevard while plaintiff was traveling in the opposite lane. While traveling on the bridge, defendant repeatedly crossed the center line into the opposite lane of travel, ultimately striking Plaintiff’s vehicle head-on, resulting in significant, permanent and life-altering injuries.
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