Attorney Melissa D Carter's Legal Cases

Personal injury

PTSD and Employment Disability

Dec 15, 2018

OUTCOME: $350,000.00

31-year old woman was rear ended on I-5 and suffered bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and herniated discs in her neck. She also experienced SI joint dysfunction. She had injections and surgery for th ... e wrists, and injections into the neck and low back, with mixed results. She also experienced a worsening of underlying anxiety and PTSD and required an 18 month leave from work due to the stress from the trauma, during which time she treated with EMDR and medication management.

Brain injury

Passenger in Drunk Driving Roll Over Collision

Nov 15, 2018

OUTCOME: $1,700,000.00

A 43-year old marketing professional suffered a mild Traumatic Brain Injury and orthopedic injuries when the driver of her vehicle lost control, rolled the vehicle and crashed into a tree while intoxic ... ated.

Brain injury

Brain Injury from Trip and Fall Near Construction Site

Nov 15, 2018

OUTCOME: $850,000.00

A 76-year old woman and her neighbor were going for a walk in their neighborhood in Kirkland, Washington. A neighbor had hired a concrete paving company to re-pave the driveway. The plaintiff and her ... friend walked past the driveway as the defendant was jack hammering the driveway. A pickup truck next to the driveway had construction debris in it. The women did not notice a piece of rebar on the ground next to the driveway, protruding up onto the sidewalk. The plaintiff tripped over the rebar and sustained a subdural hematoma that required right sided frontal craniotomy and evacuation of the hematoma. She was hospitalized for 1 month and then was transferred to a skilled nursing facility for another month. She continued to suffer from memory loss and depression as a result of the traumatic brain injury. The construction company denied liability and blamed the woman for tripping on the re-bar.

Brain injury

Car Surfing Fatality

Jun 15, 2016

OUTCOME: $1,500,000.00 Settlement with Driver

An 18 year old high school senior jumped on the hood of a moving car in his school parking lot and was thrown off. He suffered skull fractures and a severe traumatic brain injury that required urgent ... brain surgery. He died the following day from his injuries.

Personal injury

Student vs. Seattle Private School

Mar 08, 2013

OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement

A student suffered third degree burns and underwent skin grafting surgery to his leg due to a botched science experiment during science class at a Seattle private school.

Brain injury

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Following Rear End Collision

Jan 15, 2013

OUTCOME: $1,100,000.00

27 year old attorney rear ended by a commercial dump truck while stopped on SR 202 in Redmond. Within 4 weeks she developed headaches, problems with concentration and visual disturbance, but subsequent ... brain imaging was all normal. Despite neurocognitive therapy, psychotherapy for PTSD, medication management for post traumatic sleep disorder, physiatry care, physical therapy and chiropractic care, her cognitive fatigue, post traumatic narcolepsy, post traumatic headache and post traumatic anxiety persisted. She lost her job as an attorney as a result. .

Melissa D Carter's Legal Cases (6)

PTSD and Employment Disability

Passenger in Drunk Driving Roll Over Collision

Brain Injury from Trip and Fall Near Construction Site

Car Surfing Fatality

Student vs. Seattle Private School

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Following Rear End Collision