Is a plaintiff who sustained multiple nasal fractures, two broken teeth, and continued headaches and medical treatment as a result of a motor vehicle accident entitled to damages?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perez, B292026 (Cal. App. 2020):
suffered great bodily injury as a result of the accident. (See People v. Villarreal, supra, 173 Cal.App.3d at p. 1141 [multiple fractures of nasal bones, two broken teeth, surgery, five days in the hospital, and continued headaches and medical treatment constituted great bodily injury as a matter of law].)
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