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Lawsuit Claims Woman's Paralysis Caused by Insurance Giant's Denial of Claim

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, June 1st, 2007

A 39-year-old woman paralyzed from injuries caused in a car crash today sued her insurer for denying coverage for surgery doctors agree could have prevented her paralysis.

Tara Sadler, a Yakima resident and mother of two boys, filed the suit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company claiming the insurance giant denied her neurosurgeon's decision to repair a severe neck injury caused in an auto accident on Feb. 29, 2004.

The complaint alleges State Farm denied Sadler's personal injury protection (PIP) claim in an effort to maximize its profits. By the time the insurance company finally approved Sadler's claim, Sadler was paralyzed.

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