$775,000 Taxi Accident Settlement in the Bronx

A working taxi driver on Garrison Avenue in the Bronx was rear-ended hard enough to herniate discs in both the neck and lower back — injuries that ended a career spent behind the wheel.

Taxi Driver Rear-Ended on Garrison Avenue in the Bronx

Our client was driving a taxi cab with a rear-seat passenger on Garrison Avenue in the Bronx when a vehicle struck the cab from behind. The rear-end impact drove the cab forward and jolted our client's neck and back violently. Despite wearing a seatbelt, the forces were severe enough to herniate cervical discs and cause lumbar disc bulges with nerve root impingement.

The neck injuries produced chronic headaches, arm numbness, and limited range of motion. The lumbar damage caused sciatica and an inability to sit for extended periods — a devastating limitation for someone who drives twelve-hour shifts for a living.

Proving Career-Ending Lost Earning Capacity

While the physical injuries were significant on their own, the most consequential damage was economic. Our client had been a full-time taxi driver for over a decade, earning a steady income that supported his family. The spinal injuries made it impossible to sit for more than twenty to thirty minutes without debilitating pain — rendering taxi driving and most sedentary occupations impossible.

Our attorneys retained a vocational rehabilitation expert who assessed our client's transferable skills, physical limitations, and employment options. The expert concluded that our client's earning capacity had been permanently reduced by more than sixty percent. We combined this vocational analysis with an economist's calculation of future lost earnings to present a damages figure that reflected the true lifetime cost of the injury.

"For a taxi driver, a back injury that prevents sitting for more than thirty minutes doesn't just mean pain — it means the end of a career. Our vocational expert documented a sixty-percent reduction in earning capacity, and the mediation result reflected that reality." — Andrew Levine, Founding Partner

$775,000 Mediation Settlement for a Bronx Taxi Accident

This $775,000 settlement covers cervical and lumbar treatment, ongoing pain management, the permanent loss of taxi driving income, reduced earning capacity across all future employment, and the daily limitations our client now faces. It accounts for both the immediate medical costs and the decades of lost income ahead.

If you were injured in a rear-end collision and your injuries prevent you from returning to your occupation, our Bronx car accident lawyers have the experience to document lost earning capacity and fight for full compensation, and are ready to review your claim.