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$1.65 Million Florida Car Accident Settlement for Woman’s Brain Injuries

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A Florida woman who suffered brain damage in a 2003 car accident has settled her personal injury lawsuit for $1.65 million, according to her lawyer in a Bradenton Herald story. Kathy Dearmin was driving home from the gym in September 2003 when a driver of a commercial hauling track ran through a red light and slammed into the side of her car. Dearmin was immediately airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, where she remained in a coma for five weeks. Personal injury attorney, Steve Wittmer, said that Dearmin’s brain injuries were so severe that she now requires a live-in caretaker.

Following Dearmin’s personal injuries, a judge declared her legally incapacitated and appointed a guardian to assist her. Wittmer said that his client is now undergoing occupational, speech and behavioral therapy. Prior to the accident, Dearmin was a former emergency room nurse at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

Dearmin’s attorney had filed suit against the truck’s driver and owner in February 2004. This car accident settlement was reached weeks before the Bradenton trial was scheduled to begin. Wittmer said in the story that the majority of Dearmin’s funds were put into an annuity which will pay her monthly and allow her to receive the daily care and medical treatment necessary for the rest of her life.

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