Practice Area: Personal Injury
Outcome: Offer of $17,000; Jury Verdict of $97,400
Description: Rear-end car crash. My client claimed injuries to, primarily, her neck and back. Ultimate claim was surgery to neck. Defense vigorously disputed relationship of neck surgery to crash citing pre-existing condition of neck and prior treatment of neck. Defense hired a doctor who agreed with the defense's position. Prior to trial, top official offer was $17,000. 3 day trial resulted in jury verdict of $97,400.