Jury Awards Man $316,082 In Auto Collision
Case Summary:
Amount: $316,081.60Court: Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Date: October 2005
Plaintiff's Counsel: Andrew R. Young
Description: Automobile 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
