On October 7, 2015 at 5:30 p.m., EZ was operating her vehicle and was sideswiped while the Defendant made an improper lane change. There was over $2,100.00 of damage to her car. She was feeling a great deal of pain in her neck, shoulders, head and jaw, with painful ongoing headaches. She was hoping that with physical therapy, and taking over the counter pain medications as well as muscle relaxants, she would be ok. EZ was in complete denial about what had happened. She was trying to keep it together for her new position at work and did not want anything jeopardizing this opportunity. At only 23 years of age, at the time the collision of October of 2015 occurred, she had moved up swiftly to the sales corporate ladder at Bell Canada, landing herself into a lifelong career that could have lead to a senior executive at Bell. This is despite not completing a university education. Her employment file shows glowing work evaluations which speak of promotion after promotion and customers emailing her managers about compliments about her. She continued to suffer with bilateral TMJ pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, headaches, Post-Traumatic Stress, and anxiety. She suffered with debilitating depression and anxiety, as well as chronic suicidal ideation. Her mental health became so fragile that several times throughout 2018 she presented at the emergency department at different hospitals, with suicidal ideation. She has been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. She was no longer capable of working at this point. Her insurance company then deemed her as being completely unable to work in any capacity for which she has education, training, and experience. The collision permanently changed the course of her life. EZ now has functional limitations with her daily social, recreational, and employment activities.
Tina Radimisis, Partner at JEWELL RADIMISIS JORGE LL.P. was successful in getting EZ’s Long-Term Disability Benefits reinstated and her CPP Disability benefits approved. In addition to these benefits, Tina was successful in securing a $1,700,259.66 settlement for EZ. Much of these monies were put into a structured settlement which will accrue tax free interest where EZ will received monies every month so that she can live comfortably and get the help and services she needs.