Kellam v. Colvin and Dunkin’ Donuts Mid-Atlantic Distribution Center Inc., U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Virginia
Plaintiff’s vehicle was rear-ended by a Dunkin’ Donuts tractor-trailer on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Plaintiff experienced severe headaches, visual disturbances, confusion, loss of short term memory, difficulty sleeping and low back pain. He was diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury and had positive findings on a nuclear medicine brain SPECT scan and DTI Study (Diffusion Tensor Imaging) MRI study. Plaintiff suffered diminished earning capacity. The parties settled after mediation for $1,725,000.00.