{"id":3475,"date":"2014-04-16T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=3475"},"modified":"2014-04-13T21:13:27","modified_gmt":"2014-04-14T02:13:27","slug":"illinois-jury-enters-41000-verdict-injuries-rear-end-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-jury-enters-41000-verdict-injuries-rear-end-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Jury Enters $41,000 Verdict for Injuries in Rear-End Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">On July 17, 2009, Kristen Henson was driving in the left lane of northbound Illinois <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interstate_94\">Interstate 94 <\/a>in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westdeerfieldtownship.org\/\">West Deerfield Township<\/a> when a car driven by the defendant, Steven Teeters, rear-ended her car.<span>\u00a0 Henson<\/span>, 35, was a retail purchaser. She alleged in her lawsuit that the crash caused headaches and soft tissue injuries to her neck, lower back, tailbone and pelvic area injuries.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The headaches and neck injury healed shortly after the crash, but Henson claimed that the low back, tailbone and pelvic injuries were permanent and continued to cause pain and limitations in her daily activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The defendant, Steven Teeters, admitted that before the collision his eyes were closed briefly and therefore he did not notice that Henson\u2019s car was moving slowly or slowing down.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Teeters said that because he had his eyes closed he didn\u2019t react fast enough to avoid the impact. Teeters admitted fault, but contested the nature, extent, duration and causation of Henson\u2019s injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-jury-enters-41000-verdict-injuries-rear-end-crash\/#more-3475\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 17, 2009, Kristen Henson was driving in the left lane of northbound Illinois Interstate 94 in West Deerfield Township when a car driven by the defendant, Steven Teeters, rear-ended her car.\u00a0 Henson, 35, was a retail purchaser. 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