State Farm Triumphs: Jury Sides with Insurer in Auto Insurance Lawsuit

Tom Phan vs. Daniel Hanink McKnight et al

Case Background

Tom Phan filed the Auto Insurance lawsuit on February 8, 2023, in the Connecticut State, Superior Court of Hartford Division (Case number: HHD-CV23-6165411-S), presided over by Judge Neeta Vatti.

Cause

On January 1, 2022, at approximately 7:34 p.m., Tom Phan was driving westbound on Route 2 West, a public highway in Glastonbury, Connecticut. The incident occurred about one-tenth of a mile east of Exit 10. At the same time, Daniel Hanink McKnight drove westbound on Route 2 West, approaching Phan's vehicle from behind. McKnight's vehicle collided with the rear of Phan's car, causing a significant impact. The force of the collision was severe enough to make Phan's vehicle spin out of control. As a result, Phan's car crashed into the highway median, causing substantial damage to the vehicle and injuries to Phan.

Injuries

Phan suffered a cervical sprain/strain, a painful condition affecting the neck muscles and ligaments. He also experienced cervical facet-mediated pain, involving the small joints in the spine, and cervical discogenic pain, indicating damage to the intervertebral discs in his neck. Most severely, Phan sustained a cervical disc herniation at the C4-C5 level, which can cause significant pain and neurological symptoms. The impact also affected Phan's lower back, resulting in lumbar sprain/strain, which involves the muscles and ligaments of the lower back. He suffered from lumbar facet-mediated pain and lumbar discoge