A Florida state court jury heard opening statements August 13 in a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming she suffered a traumatic brain injury and injuries to her back and neck after being t-boned by a plumbing companys Ford F-350 heavy work truck.
Plaintiff Sue Pomerantz sued Rapid Plumbing and Mechanical Inc. in 2023 after employee Roy Thorpe hit her car while she attempted to make a lefthand turn into her neighborhood. Her attorney accused Thorpe of blowing through a righthand-only turn lane and claimed the impact left her with a range of injuries resulting in chronic untreatable pain.
The defense disputed Thorpes liability for the underlying accident but largely focused their argument on claims that Pomerantzs symptoms are the result of a variety of pre-existing conditions, and that the 35 mph collision did not leave her with any severe or permanent injuries.
