Jury awarded a 56 year old homemaker and grandmother $830,000 in a one-day jury trial for aggravation of pre-existing degenerative disc disease. The defendant’s vehicle ran a stop sign and the vehicle in which plaintiff was a guest passenger T-Boned the negligent vehicle. Past medicals were approximately $32,000. Dr. Kelly Scrantz opined that plaintiff would need a triple level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and future medical cost would be $98,000. The jury awarded all past and future medical expenses and $300,000 for physical pain, $200,000 for mental pain and $200,000 for loss of enjoyment of life.

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