Ohio Car Accident Lawyers

Jury Trial Results

• $2,050,000 Settlement on Eve of Trial for a College Student Who Lost Use of His Eye

Amount:	$2,050,000
Court:	Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Date:	May 2007
Plaintiff's Counsel:	Andrew R. Young, Jamie R. Lebovitz
Description: Plaintiff, a freshman at the University of Toronto, Canada, was traveling to Florida as a passenger in a van with his college swim team when they were involved in a life-altering highspeed auto accident on an Ohio highway. On impact, the van's glass window next to plaintiff shattered and pieces of glass struck the left side of his face. Plaintiff recalls seeing pieces of glass "flying" and feeling "stung by them." He suffered a penetrating ocular injury, with glass to the left eye rupturing his globe. Despite eight surgeries to salvage the eye, he is left without vision and permanent disfigurement.
Andrew R. Young	Jamie R. Lebovitz

• Jury Verdict of $102,416.79 When Car Runs Red Light

Amount:	$102,416.79
Court:	Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Date:	June 2005
Plaintiff's Counsel:	Andrew R. Young
Description: Auto Accident A verdict was handed down in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $102,416.79 against a driver who negligently failed to yield the right of way. The jury victim was a 54-year-old woman, who was the front seat passenger in a van traveling through an intersection on a green light. The defendant driver of the other vehicle failed to stop for a red light, and collided with the van in which the plaintiff was traveling. The plaintiff sustained injuries to her neck and back, including a herniated lumbar disk with nerve root impingement. Her treatment consisted of emergency room visits, physical therapy, nerve root injections, pain management, rehabilitation, and a home exercise program. Allstate Insurance Company hired attorneys to represent the defendant driver. Defendant argued that, due to the plaintiff's prior automobile accidents and medical history, her herniated disc was unrelated to this accident. This, coupled with the fact that the van sustained minimal property damage (the van's plastic bumper having absorbed the impact), caused Allstate to offer a minimal settlement of $20,000 to resolve the case prior to trial. This offer left the plaintiff no choice but to take her claim to a jury of her peers, which awarded $102,416.79 for her injury.
Andrew R. Young

• Jury Awards Passenger $550,000

Amount:	$550,000
Court:	Lorain County Court of Common Pleas
Date:	March 2006
Plaintiff's Counsel:	Andrew R. Young
Description: Auto Accident Our client was awarded $550,000 by a Lorain County jury against a drunk driver in a single car roll-over accident. The plaintiff was a passenger in the drunk driver's car. The jury found that the defendant failed to reasonably control his vehicle after a tread detached from his right rear tire. A tire company was added as a defendant because the drunk driver alleged the tire tread detachment was the cause of the accident. The tire company argued that the tire tread detached due to the age and misuse of the tire, not due to a product defect. The plaintiff's expert opined that, despite the tire's age and condition, it was defective in design as it did not have belt edge enhancement features to delay the tread separation. The jury found against plaintiff on his claim against the tire manufacturer but in favor of the plaintiff on his claim against the driver. The plaintiff's injuries included head trauma requiring lengthy hospital stays and facial lacerations in need of future revision surgeries. The jury apportioned 80% of the fault to the drunk driver, and 20% of the fault to the plaintiff for riding with a drunk driver. As a result, the award was reduced by 20% to $440,000.
Andrew R. Young

• Jury Awards Man $316,082 in Auto Collision

Amount:	$316,082
Court:	Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Date:	October 2005
Plaintiff's Counsel:	Andrew R. Young
Description: Auto Accident Automobile Collision where plaintiff was struck by an uninsured motorist. Plaintiff brought a claim against his own insurance company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, for uninsured motorist coverage for his injuries sustained in the accident. The jury found that the plaintiff sustained a wrist sprain and lower lumbar disc related injuries requiring physical therapy, nerve block injections, and additional treatment. Defendant insurance company admitted that the wrist sprain was related to the accident but denied that the lower lumbar injuries were related to the accident. Prior to the trial, the last offer made by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company was $5,000.
Andrew R. Young