$1.5 Million Settlement for Client Suffering Low Back Injury in Motor Vehicle Crash

In August 2025, attorney Rich Zalasky achieved a great outcome for his client, who was involved in a crash while stopped in traffic on I-270 N in Maryland Heights. The driver of a Ford F-350 failed to see traffic was stopped and slammed into the car behind our client at 77 MPH. The force of the impact forced that car to rear-end our client, causing an injury to our client’s lower back. After 3 years of conservative treatment, our client ultimately had her SI joints fused by a neurosurgeon. Our client had long-standing low back problems from her years of military service. After a failed mediation where the defendant’s carrier offered $1,000,000, the case settled two weeks later for $1,500,000.