A Philadelphia jury awarded $11.4 million to Noreen Lewis and $4.3 million to occupants of the rental car she was driving after an accident caused her to lose use of her left arm and her medical practice according to the Associated Press.

Defendant Central City Toyota, who is under contract to rental agency PhillyCarShare to provide maintenance to the vehicle Dr. Lewis rented, was found 100 percent liable for all damages suffered in the accident.

Dr. Lewis suffered nerve injury to her neck, left arm, and back, which was discussed at length during a five-week trial.

Defendant attorneys claimed that Dr. Lewis was driving too fast at the time in the wet weather and hydroplaned causing her vehicle to skid across a highway in New York. In actuality, mechanical issues due to "faulty maintenance and service" was the real cause of the accident.

"Our goal for Dr. Lewis was to give her the means to move on from this accident and plan for the future," said Tom Duffy according to the Associated Press. "Now, that future includes financial resources to pay for good medical care, lost wages she would have earned if she could have continued in the profession she loved, and compensation for the massive injustice that she suffered."

Dr. Lewis was driving to see her daughter perform in a school play in New York, turning what should have been a good night out into a career-ending injury that left Dr. Lewis with "severe pain and physical limitations" that she will live with the rest of her life.

Tom Duffy and Ken Fulginiti of Duffy+ Partners represented Lewis in the case, while additional attorneys represented additional people who were in the vehicle according to the Associated Press.

Dr. Lewis had rented a minivan from PhillyCarShare, which was not found liable or negligent according to the Inquirer. The van was reportedly inspected by Central City Toyota back on Dec. 3, 2007.

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