Favorable Verdict: Pinellas County, Florida (Auto Negligence)
Tampa Partners, Mike Reed and Donna K. Hanes, obtained a very favorable verdict for their client in an auto negligence case in Pinellas County, Florida.
This was a case that was transferred to our office just two months before trial. This case arose from an admitted fault auto accident wherein our defendant driver struck the Plaintiff’s vehicle broadside. Plaintiff sought immediate emergency treatment for injuries to her cervical spine, chest, and lower extremities; two months after the accident, she reported lower back pain for the first time. Nearly three years after the accident, she suffered a significant herniation at L5-S1 that required surgery.
Mike and Donna argued that the herniation and subsequent surgery was not related to the accident due to how much time had elapsed. They asked the jury to only consider injuries and treatment that occurred within the first 90 days after the accident, and award accordingly.
At closing, Plaintiff’s counsel asked for more than $3 million. The jury entered a verdict of $23,472.00.