This past Wednesday, a large $1.13 Million verdict was reached in a lawsuit for an Auto accident in Washington State.
Our Firm is lucky to be a part of the Washington State Association of Justice (WSAJ) and received the facts surrounding the case. The law firm and the Plaintiff will remain anonymous for obvious reasons. That said, this is a really big deal to get a verdict this large for injuries that are not easily identifiable. Million.
The Case: "a pretty simple,
straight forward case like most strictly soft tissue cases. Our client
was a 40 year old male rear-ended ". He first
saw a chiropractor and an M.D. a month later.
He received physical therapy, additional chiropractic and acupuncture to the tune of
$25,000 in medical bills.
Plaintiff indicated he
was 80 to 90% improved within 3 months so Insurance Co. postured that
he was completely recovered in the magic "8 to 12 weeks" and had no
explanation for his "ongoing headaches"for which there were no objective
findings.
The pre-trial offer was the
typical less than the medical specials in this case $22,000. Defense
counsel suggested the jury award $1,000 in economic damages (loss of wages, etc.);
$1,000 to $5,000 in non-economic damages (pain and suffering) and an unremarkable amount for the
medical specials. Plaintiff counsel asked for $1.5M.
The attorney polarized the case right
from the start telling the jury in voir dire that they would be asking for over a million for an injury that you couldn't see and then
laid out everything the defense was going to tell them during the trial.
The turning point int trial was getting an expert witness of the defense to contradict herself from previous testimony during the trial.
Overall, a remarkable outcome for this family and job well done by the Attorneys involved.
Fore more information on your rights in a Auto Accident, consider contacting a Kirkland Auto Accident Attorney.
Our Firm:
DC Legal
520 Kirkland Way, Ste 103
Kirkland, WA 98033
