RI Injury Lawyer Mike Bottaro Obtains $600,000 Award for Truck Accident Victim
Cranston, RI (PRWEB) July 31, 2013 -- Settlement has been reached on behalf of a Cumberland, Rhode Island man who underwent two cervical surgeries following a highway collision when his truck struck steel beams that had fallen off a flatbed truck.
Personal injury attorney Mike Bottaro of The Bottaro Law Firm successfully argued on his client’s behalf for an award that included medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages and permanent disfigurement.
In March 2008, a commercial flatbed truck operator was attempting to transport steel I-beams on RI Route 10 in Providence, Rhode Island. According to police reports, the straps securing the beams failed, causing them to crash onto the busy highway. The Cumberland man was operating his truck behind the flatbed when he unavoidably struck the beams, causing his brakes to lock and his vehicle to skid out of control and collide with a curb barrier. The man suffered multiple injuries and was transported via ambulance to the hospital.
According to medical records, the man underwent two spinal surgeries, including an anterior cervical corpectomy, posterior cervical laminectomy with facetectomy, arthrodesis and fusion with lateral mass screws, bone graft and autograft, requiring six days of hospitalization. After multiple rounds of physical therapy, the truck accident left the personal injury client with significant impairments to his daily functioning.
During his treatment and rehabilitation, the at-fault trucking company went into insolvency proceedings in South Carolina. The man’s Rhode Island personal injury attorney, Mike Bottaro, filed actions in both Rhode Island and South Carolina. During the case, Attorney Bottaro consulted with an expert orthopedic surgeon and went through a special arbitration procedure facilitated by the South Carolina court system whereby a special referee was nominated to render findings of fact and recommendations for case resolution. According to court documents in the State of South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, Case No. 2009-CP-40-1908, the parties ultimately agreed on a $600,000.00 award in his favor.
About Bottaro Law, LLC
Mike Bottaro is a local Rhode Island personal injury lawyer and founder of The Bottaro Law Firm in Cranston, RI. Attorney Bottaro’s legal ability and high ethical standards have earned him an AV rating, “a significant rating accomplishment - a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence,” according to martindale.com. Attorney Bottaro is a Rhode Island trucking accident lawyer who has been helping injured victims obtain compensation through expert legal assistance for the last thirteen years.
Bottaro Law's Rhode Island personal injury lawyers serve clients throughout Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. The firm's practice areas include general personal injury, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice and more. Injured individuals can request a free consultation by calling 1-866-LAW-9700 or visiting http://www.bottarolaw.com.
Mike Bottaro, The Bottaro Law Firm, http://www.bottarolaw.com, 866-529-9700, [email protected]
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