Reinsch Vs. Kingston, et al
Aug 18, 2021OUTCOME: $854,500.00
This case was from a rear-end crash from January 2018. My client was 34 years with no prior medical issues. He was driving an SUV, stopped behind a school bus, when a DPS officer slammed into him at f ... ull speed. The DPS officer tried to say that my client stopped too quickly and the State alleged comparative fault. The DPS officer lied on the stand and said he only “clipped” my guy’s bumper. I showed him the dents off-center of my guy’s bumper that perfectly lined up with the battering ram on the front of the cruiser, and for someone reason he couldn’t see the dents, but everyone else in the courtroom could. Prior to trial, the State offered $40,000.00 at mediation as their top offer for a man who had incurred well over $200,000.00 in medical bills and had a permanent spine injury. At trial, they reduced their offer down to $10,000.00, and accused my client of malingering and faking his injuries. The Jury did NOT agree with the State, and they found DPS officer 100% at fault. They also awarded our client a whopping $854,500.00, which was more than 21x larger that their top offer prior to trial. The State then filed a motion to set aside the judgment and moved for a new trial because the jury verdict was "unreasonably large." After briefing, the Court denied their motion and we recovered in full.
