… A 51-year-old telephone company account manager was stopped at a red light when his Jeep Wrangler was struck violently from behind by another vehicle. The impact pushed him across the road and into a nearby parking lot. He developed an impingement of his shoulder and a herniated disc, resulting in numbness in his leg and foot. When the other driver received the suit papers, which merely listed the names of the parties, he confused this incident with one of his other legal misadventures, calling the office to tell us “I didn’t know that that television was stolen.” The case settled shortly before trial. A companion underinsured motorist claim against the manager’s automobile insurer later settled.
