At first glance, plaintiff attorney Andrew Garza wasn’t sure he had a case that would end up in a six-figure settlement: The property damage to his client’s vehicle following a two-car crash was minimal, and the spinal injuries suffered were exacerbated from previous injuries to that part of the body.

Those two facts—minimal damage to the car and spinal injuries that were made worse from the collision—would be focal points for the defense, which would make the case harder to win, said Garza, co-owner and trial attorney for Connecticut Trial Firm in Glastonbury.

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