$12,500 Settlement: Child Passenger Suffers Broken Collar Bone in Side-Impact Collision in Belleville, New Jersey

Injury Type: Fractured clavicle.

Accident Type: Side-impact collision.

Settlement Amount: $12,500.

Location: Belleville, New Jersey.

The plaintiff, a minor passenger, sustained a fractured clavicle when the vehicle he was traveling in collided with a vehicle driven by the defendant and owned by the co-defendant. Represented by his guardian, the plaintiff alleged the defendants operated the vehicle negligently, carelessly, and recklessly. 

The plaintiff sought compensation for scarring, displaced fractures, disability, pain, and suffering. The parties settled for $12,500.

Case Reference: Y.A. v. Dimodia, ESXL-082760-15.