A fact-specific assessment of damages for whiplash injury from a rear-end motor vehicle collision, awarding $275,837.07 including $70,000 general damages for cervical spine whiplash with ongoing neck pain, headaches, and secondary psychological symptoms, and $65,000 for loss of opportunity for career advancement where the plaintiff was restricted to 30 hours per week. The court assessed future economic loss as a lump sum for loss of opportunity rather than on a mathematical basis where the plaintiff's condition was expected to improve over three years.
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