A New York City Police Department Detective was injured after his RMP was rear-ended in an accident. The Detective suffered lower back herniations which required surgery. The Detective had hired another law firm that did not see the Detective’s injuries as serious in nature and neglected the file. The Detective retained DCD and a lawsuit was immediately filed. The Detective was eventually awarded a ¾ line-of-duty disability pension. The defendant’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss claiming the Detective’s lumbar MRI report demonstrated a degenerative condition, meaning the Detective had a previous back injury and his surgery was not related to this line-of-duty injury. Joseph L. Decolator successfully defended the motion to dismiss by obtaining affidavits from the Detective’s surgeon and treating doctors to state the injuries were not degenerative in nature and were related to this accident. Dominic DiPrisco settled the case at a pre-trial mediation for $500,000.