Hit-and-Run Crash Outside a Doctor’s Office
Parking lots can be dangerous, especially near medical offices where space is tight, and drivers may have limited mobility. Our client was leaving her own doctor’s appointment when another driver backed into her vehicle, then drove away without stopping to help or wait for police. While speeds are often low, serious injury when crashes happen in parking lots is more common than many people expect.
She felt immediate pain in her left shoulder. Her neck, already hurting before the crash, became much worse.
A Painful Injury Made More Complicated
The crash caused a torn rotator cuff and increased neck pain. Because our client had a pre-existing neck condition, the insurance company had a built-in excuse to question her injuries.
She called us because she was hurt, the driver had fled, and she did not know what could be done after a crash in a parking lot, especially when the other driver fled the scene.
How Our Team Found the Driver
Our LJBLegal team began investigating right away. The medical facility did not want to provide video footage, but our investigator kept pushing. We also searched for footage from nearby businesses.
Our work led to a partial license plate, along with the make and model of the vehicle. From there, we identified the vehicle owner. The owner told us her granddaughter had borrowed the car and provided the insurance information we needed.
Even though the granddaughter did not have her own insurance, we pursued the claim through the vehicle owner’s policy because she had permission to drive the car.
Protecting Our Client’s Right to Full Financial Justice
We worked with our client and her medical providers to better separate her new and worsened pain from her prior degenerative condition. This helped show how the crash changed her life and why she needed treatment for her torn rotator cuff and increased neck pain. We addressed how pre-existing condition issues should be handled so her claim reflected the true impact of the crash.
Because the case involved a hit-and-run, disputed medical issues, and extended treatment, we filed suit to protect her rights.
Soon after, the insurance company paid its full policy limits.
The Difference Legal Help Can Make
This case could have ended very differently if our client had been left to deal with the insurance company on her own. Our Louisiana car accident lawyers identified the hit-and-run driver, found available insurance coverage, protected her claim, and helped her recover the financial justice she deserved.
