Rear-ended plaintiff diagnosed with permanent back damage — $498,000 settlement 

The plaintiff was rear-ended in a motor vehicle collision on Croatan Highway (Route 158) in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in August 2018. The plaintiff had an immediate onset of neck pain; the plaintiff had an MRI approximately five weeks later and was subsequently diagnosed with a herniated disc at the C6-C7 level of the cervical ...