Attorney Belinda Sue Barnes's Legal Cases

Personal injury

Kim McQueen v Glenn Perry, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio.

Mar 15, 2016

OUTCOME: Defense verdict ($0.0 awarded)

I successfully defended Mr. Perry who was operating a truck on October 15, 2009 on West Broad Street in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, when he struck Ms. McQueen who was a pedestrian who had crossed ... half of West Broad Street and was waiting for traffic to clear so that she could cross the other half of the street. Plaintiff McQueen suffered fractured pelvis and she claimed permanent back pain and in excess of $100,000.00 in medical bills. All along, I contended that the accident was solely the fault of Ms. McQueen because she was jaywalking and was not visible because it was dark and raining at the time of the accident. I originally won the case on Summary Judgment, but the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the case for a jury trial. After a two-day jury trial which commenced on March 15, 2016, the jury returned a verdict in my client's favor on March 16, 2016 after approximately 15 minutes of deliberations, 2016

Personal injury

Abatkun v Spinkle

Jun 11, 2015

OUTCOME: Defense verdict

Abatkun v Spinkle, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio. I prevailed in this personal injury lawsuit filed against my client and arising as the result of a heavy property damage acciden ... t wherein my client accidentally turned left in front of Plaintiff's vehicle. While my client always admitted fault for the accident and I acknowledged on her behalf at trial that Plaintiff likely suffered neck and back strains, I disputed that Plaintiff injured his right shoulder or needed shoulder surgery as a result of the accident. Plaintiff claimed related medical bills of $41,000 and lost wages of $1,800. Before the trial, Plaintiff demanded $85,000 to settle the case and I offered $10,000 on behalf of my client. At trial, Plaintiff's counsel asked the jury to award $157,000 to Plaintiff for his medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering. The jury awarded Plaintiff $4,569.59 for medical bills, $398.24 for lost wages and $3,000 for pain and suffering for a total award of $7,967.83, 2015

Insurance

Sheri Daniels v Blake Tarleton and State Farm

Mar 13, 2015

OUTCOME: Defense verdict

Sheri Daniels v Blake Tarleton and State Farm, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio. I successfully defended an underinsured motorist case filed against State Farm. On April 14, 2012, De ... fendant Tarleton went left of center striking Plaintiff's vehicle head-on. Defendant Tarleton had only $12,500 in bodily injury liability insurance coverage and $7,500 in property damage coverage. Plaintiff's vehicle was a total loss and State Farm paid Plaintiff over $23,000 for her vehicle. Plaintiff was struck by her airbag and the dashboard of her car collapsed upon her legs during the accident. Plaintiff sufferred signficant brusing as well as strain/sprain injuries to her neck and back. She claimed that she began sufferring vertigo after the accident. Plaintiff presented over $31,000 in medical bills and asked the jury to award $97,600 ($12,600 in additional medical bills and $85,000 in pain and sufferring damages) against State Farm. Presuit, State Farm had paid $9,100 of Plaintiff's medical bills. The jury awarded $4,100 in additional bills and $15,000 pain and suffering damages. A set-off of $12,500 was made for the amount paid by Defendant Tarleton's insurer, so the judgment against State Farm was $6,600 , 2015

Insurance

Cummins v Bauer , et. al,

Jul 14, 2014

OUTCOME: Favorable verdict for my client

Cummins v Bauer , et. al, Franlklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio. I defended a driver involved in a chain reaction rearend collision motor vehicle accident, who was sued by the driver of t ... he first vehicle. There were two defendants and each argued that the accident was the other driver’s fault. However, the main dispute was the extent of plaintiff's injuries related to the accident. Plaintiff claimed that as a result of the accident, she suffered a herniated disk in her neck requiring surgery. She claimed related medical bills and lost wages of $150,000. Defendants argued that plaintiff sustained a neck and back strain as a result of the accident. Following a five day trial, the jury deliberated for four hours, ultimately finding each defendant 50% responsible for the accident. The Plaintiff had demanded $500,000 before trial to settle, but asked the jurors to award $300,000 at trial. The jurors returned a verdict for $16,611 with each defendant to pay 1/2. The defendants had offered more than the verdict amount to settle the case, 2014

Car accident

Ryan v Stegall

Mar 03, 2014

OUTCOME: Defense verdict ($0.0 awarded)

Ryan v Stegall, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio. I defended a driver involved in a rear-end collision motor vehicle accident. Liability for the accident was admitted, but I argued t ... hat Mr. Ryan's claimed left shoulder injury and subsequent shoulder surgery were not related to the accident. Following a day and a half trial, the jury deliberated for an hour and agreed with me finding that Mr. Ryan's shoulder problem was unrelated to the accident. Mr. Ryan claimed $27,911.00 in related medical bills. The lowest demand made before trial was $50,000.00. The jury returned a defense verdict ($0.0 awarded to Mr. Ryan.) , 2014

Car accident

Weber v Snyder

Feb 24, 2014

OUTCOME: Defense verdict

Weber v Snyder, Franlklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio. I defended a driver involved in a motor vehicle accident, who was sued by a passenger in his car. Liability for the accident was dis ... puted. I argued that the accident was the other driver’s fault. Following a three day trial, the jury deliberated for eight hours, ultimately agreeing with me that the other driver was 100% responsible for the accident. After the verdict, the jurors advised me that they had decided the liability issue in just one minute, but spent the rest of the time deciding damages. The Plaintiff had demanded $28,000 before trial to settle, but asked the jurors to award $350,000 at trial. The jurors found the other driver at fault and returned a verdict for $5,000 against the other driver. No award was made against my client because the jury found he did not cause the accident., 2014

Car accident

Caldwell v State Farm, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio

Oct 17, 2013

OUTCOME: Verdict less than offer

Mr. Caldwell made an underinsured motorist claim against his insurance company after recovering from the tortfeasor's insurance company. Mr. Caldwell had sufferred a broken neck and foot and multiple ... bruises and contusions. I represented the insurance company. The jury returned a verdict that was less than what had been offered.

Car accident

Sheq v Brooks, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio

Feb 22, 2013

OUTCOME: Defense verdict ($0.0 awarded)

Ms. Sheq sued Mr. Brooks claiming that he struck her with his car as she walked across the street. Ms. Sheq claimed that she required back surgery as a result of the alleged accident. I defended Mr. ... Brooks who denied striking Ms. Sheq and assserted on behalf of Mr. Brooks that Ms. Sheq needed the back surgery before the accident and was wrongfully claiming that Mr. Brook's negligence caused her to need the surgery.

Personal injury

Robbie Campbell v Scott Williams, Delaware County Common Pleas Court, Delaware, Ohio

N/A

OUTCOME: Defense verdict ($0.0 awarded)

I secured a defense verdict in this clear liability, low impact rear-end collision accident wherein Plaintiffs Robbie Campbell and Gary Phillips claimed post-accident neck and back pain. Prior to the l ... awsuit being filed by the Plaintiffs, the insurer for my client offered $1,000.00 to each of the Plaintiff to settle their claims. The offers were never withdrawn or increased prior to trial. Plaintiffs claimed that there was damage to both vehicles involved in the accident, but my client contended that there was actually no damage to either vehicle. Although my client stipulated that he was negligent when the front-end of his vehicle tapped the rear-end of Plaintiffs’ vehicle, I argued that given the lack of property damage, it was difficult to believe that either Plaintiff would have been injured in the subject accident. Plaintiff Robbie Campbell claimed $4,843.00 in related medical specials and asked the jury to award her $4,843.00 in pain and suffering. Plaintiff Gary Phillips claimed $7,223.07 in related medical specials and asked the jury to award him $4,000.00 in pain and suffering damages. About a month prior to trial, Plaintiffs’ counsel made a demand of $9,000.00 on behalf of Plaintiff Robbie Campbell and $15,000.00 on behalf of Plaintiff Gary Phillips. After a two and a half day trial and an hour and a half of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict in favor of my client and awarded $0.0 to the Plaintiffs

Belinda Sue Barnes's Legal Cases (9)

Kim McQueen v Glenn Perry, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio.

Abatkun v Spinkle

Sheri Daniels v Blake Tarleton and State Farm

Cummins v Bauer , et. al,

Ryan v Stegall

Weber v Snyder

Caldwell v State Farm, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio

Sheq v Brooks, Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Columbus, Ohio

Robbie Campbell v Scott Williams, Delaware County Common Pleas Court, Delaware, Ohio