Attorney Brent Burks recovered this settlement for a client who suffered multiple traumatic injuries from a car accident, including, but not limited to the following: severe fractures of the left ankle, left leg & left knee, requiring open surgical repair with steel rods and pins; large area of torn skin, fascia & muscle tissue on the left side, causing a hernia defect extending from the left hip to the ribs, and requiring open surgical repair with mesh; vertebral fractures at L2, L3 & L5; severe abdominal trauma causing damage to the kidneys, pancreas and spleen; severe chest cavity trauma resulting in a fractured sternum, 3 left rib fractures and damage to the aortic arch requiring surgical repair and placement of a vascular stent; left shoulder damage with a full thickness tear of the left supraspinatus tendon; a cervical spine injury; a fracture to the base of the skull, described as a right occipital condylar fracture; a traumatic brain injury with intraventricular hemorrhage; severe fractures of the right wrist requiring open surgical repair with plates and pins; a right hip dislocation which required closed reduction; various lacerations, abrasions and contusions to the body; a broken tooth requiring oral surgery and a prosthetic dental implant.
