McGinty v. Zheng, No. A-1368-23, 2024 WL 4248446 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Sept. 20, 2024)

On March 31, 2022, a lawyer and her husband sustained personal injuries after their rideshare driver ran a red light and collided with another vehicle.[1] The lawyer underwent numerous surgeries and other procedures after sustaining cervical and lumbar spine fractures, rib fractures, a protruding hernia, traumatic injuries to her abdominal wall and pelvic floor, and other physical injuries.[2] She was unable to work for over 12 months after the accident, until April 23, 2023.[3] Her husband sustained a fractured sternum and fractures to his left arm and wrist, for which he underwent an operation and received a bone graft.[4]