A Nevada neurosurgeon told a jury Wednesday that the neck injuries he saw on a Nissan driver whose airbags allegedly misdeployed were “objectively” caused by a strong force against the forehead, despite a radiologist’s differing opinion.
Nissan Airbag lawsuit Doctors
Dr. Shane Abdunnur took the stand in the trial over the injuries of John Paxin, whose loss of control of his 2012 Nissan Titan in November 2017 resulted in a catastrophic neck injury because the airbags needlessly deployed and rammed his head backward, as his lawyers have alleged in the trial, which started May 28.
Abdunnur treated Paxin at Nevada’s Renown Hospital for 36 days, starting with his injury, and took the stand as a treating doctor, not an expert witness.
“In this case, do you believe John Paxin had a hyperextension injury to his cervical spine to a reasonable degree of medical probability?” Paxin’s lawyer, J. Randall Jones of Kemp Jones, asked Abdunnur.
“One hundred percent yes,” Abdunnur said.
“What level of confidence do you have … based upon all the things that you reviewed and treating him, including the surgery you did on him?” Jones asked.
