Date of Collision: December 12, 2025 – Oceanside, San Diego County
Settlement: $100,000 (policy limits)
Settlement Date: September 11, 2026
Case Overview
Claimant 1 was traveling through Oceanside when the defendant abruptly pulled out of a commercial parking lot into the roadway. Oncoming traffic left no room to swerve, resulting in a violent front-end impact. HHJ Trial Attorneys, San Diego’s top car accident law firm, represented the claimant and secured the full $100,000 policy limits.
How the Collision Happened
The defendant negligently pulled out of a commercial parking lot directly into oncoming traffic, failing to yield the right-of-way and causing a severe front-end collision with the claimant’s vehicle.
Injuries Sustained
The claimant suffered extensive multi-level injuries, including:
Cervical Spine: Disc protrusions from C3 through C7 with annular fissures and tears and mild spinal canal stenosis.
Lumbar Spine: Disc protrusions from L3 through S1 with acute annular ruptures and tears, nerve root impingement and abutment, and moderate neural foraminal narrowing.
Right Shoulder: Partial rotator cuff tears (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis), bicipital tendinosis, a grade 1 AC injury, subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis, and labral tears.
Left Shoulder: Partial rotator cuff tears, a split tear of the long head of the biceps, a grade 1 AC injury, subacromial/subdeltoid bursitis, and labral tears.
Additional Injuries: Cervical strain, cervicalgia, lumbar radiculitis, myofascial pain syndrome, post-traumatic headaches, and accident-related anxiety.
How the Case Was Resolved
HHJ Trial Attorneys issued a comprehensive, time-limited demand package to the defendant’s insurer, securing the full $100,000 policy limits prior to litigation.
Result
Total Recovery: $100,000 – the full policy limits.
