Carlos Perez, Sr. was driving to work in July of 2015 when he was rear-ended by defendant Kailey Gullett at approximately 9 to 13 MPH. The defendant claimed that Carlos put his car into reverse and intentionally backed into her car. She further claimed that Carlos then got out of his car, hurled racial epithets at her, attempted to fight her in broad daylight, and ultimately assaulted her. As a result, State Farm flagged the case as SIU (special investigations unit) for fraud and refused to compensate Carlos for his torn labrum in his left shoulder that required surgery.
At trial, Brian easily discredited the defendant’s ridiculous story by pointing out that, despite her claims and fearing for her life, she still found time to exchange information and take photographs. Brian also pointed to the fact that she never called the police, never banged on the windows of any of the cars next to her in standstill LA traffic, and went back to work that day without telling her boss or any of her coworkers what had allegedly happened. Because the defendant refused to accept responsibility and instead lied under oath, she was ordered to pay an additional $53,226.48 in costs and prejudgment interest, as well as $22,762.08 in statutory attorney’s fees and $13,000 in prejudgment interest. Brian’s verdict was published and featured in JuryVerdictAlert.com.