In 1991 Plaintiff was a passenger in the rear-most bench seat of a 15 passenger van. The van was transporting the Plaintiff and other students home from a community school where the Plaintiff was a kindergarten student. The vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle. The Plaintiff was restrained by a lap belt which was anchored to the floor of the van.

In the collision, the lap belt failed at the anchor point and the Plaintiff suffered fractures to her skull and other head injuries which left her brain damaged. Today, Plaintiff has word finding deficits and difficulty with learning and memory, impacting school performance. Three defendants in this case have already settled for $810,000.

At an arbitration hearing the arbitrator ruled that the total economic damages to the Plaintiff reduced to present day value, including past and future medical expense, future loss earning capacity is $1,100,000. The total damages to Plaintiff for past and future pain and suffering is $1,800,000.

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