$750,000 for Car Accident Injuries
A Gloucester County jury awarded $750,000 on June 16 to a Sewell man whose injuries from a car accident inhibited his ability to care for his disabled wife. On March 17, 2001, Joseph Iannece collided with another car that failed to yield when making a left hand turn at a stop light. Iannece suffered a cervical herniated disc and two cervical bulging discs with a bilateral radiculopathy.
Iannece, who is retired, made no wage claim, but his injuries prevented him from caring for his wife, Anne, who needs surgery for a heart condition. The jury awarded $650,000 to Iannece and $100,000 to his wife per quod. Superior Court Judge Anne McDonnell presided at trial. Austin says the defense argued that Iannece's nerve and spinal injuries were due to diabetes and degeneration of his spine.
(This information was obtained from the New Jersey Law Journal)
