{"id":4788,"date":"2015-01-29T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4788"},"modified":"2015-01-29T07:36:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-29T13:36:32","slug":"mchenry-county-illinois-jury-verdict-rear-end-car-crash-injured-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/mchenry-county-illinois-jury-verdict-rear-end-car-crash-injured-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"McHenry County, Ill., Jury Verdict in Rear-End Car Crash for Injured Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 9, 2009, Christopher Billmann, 27, was stopped on Route 176 in Island Lake<\/a>, Ill., when his car was rear-ended by the defendant Brian Freeman in what was described as a violent impact. Billmann sustained a lumbosacral sprain,<\/a> soft tissue injuries and a bulging disc. Billmann claimed to have received $16,181 in medical bills, which were unpaid.<\/p>\n

The defendant Freeman admitted negligence but disputed the nature and extent of Billmann\u2019s alleged injuries. Billmann\u2019s treating physicians opined that Billmann suffered a lumbosacral sprain that turned chronic. Another doctor, an orthopedic surgeon, testified that Billmann\u2019s bulging disc was due to the trauma, since Billmann had no prior symptoms. He required an MRI and an injection for the pain derived from the bulging disc.<\/p>\n

The defendant Freeman brought his own expert orthopedic surgeon to the jury trial who offered the opinion that Billmann suffered a self-limiting lumbosacral sprain, which required only six to eight visits to a chiropractor or physical therapist and that all other treatment was unnecessary and unreasonable.<\/p>\n

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On May 9, 2009, Christopher Billmann, 27, was stopped on Route 176 in Island Lake, Ill., when his car was rear-ended by the defendant Brian Freeman in what was described as a violent impact. Billmann sustained a lumbosacral sprain, soft tissue injuries and a bulging disc. 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