{"id":3883,"date":"2014-06-30T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=3883"},"modified":"2019-10-17T10:53:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T10:53:07","slug":"poorly-resurfaced-road-leads-13-million-settlement-injury-bicyclist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/poorly-resurfaced-road-leads-13-million-settlement-injury-bicyclist\/","title":{"rendered":"Poorly Resurfaced Road Leads to $13 Million Settlement for Injury to Bicyclist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walter Rutland, 49, was riding his bike in the right lane of a state road that had recently been resurfaced. He moved to the right to avoid a car approaching from behind him. The bicycle\u2019s front tire came on to a drop-off between the newly resurfaced road and a fringe area that had not been resurfaced. Rutland lost control of his bike and fell.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of his fall, he was hospitalized with spinal injuries; an MRI showed swelling at C1-7. He underwent decompression infusion surgery at C2-7, but the injuries resulted in complete <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainandspinalcord.org\/spinal-cord-injury-types\/quadriplegia\/index.html\">quadriplegia.<\/a> Rutland is now only able to walk about 25 feet. He requires a wheelchair for longer distances to move about. He also requires assistance with most of his daily tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Rutland\u2019s past medical expenses totaled about $700,000 and his future medical expenses and life-care costs were estimated to be about $4.5 million.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/poorly-resurfaced-road-leads-13-million-settlement-injury-bicyclist\/#more-3883\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walter Rutland, 49, was riding his bike in the right lane of a state road that had recently been resurfaced. He moved to the right to avoid a car approaching from behind him. 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