Brian’s client sustained neck injuries in a near head-on collision at 30+ MPH. At the time of trial, Brian’s client had only undergone 16 sessions of physical therapy. The defense offered $12,000 to settle the case at mediation before Brian got involved. The case proceeded to trial in August, and after 5 days of trial, Brian obtained a $391,000 trial verdict. He then filed a post-trial motion to recover an extra $300,000 in attorney’s fees and costs because the defendant refused to accept responsibility before trial.
The court granted Brian’s motion, and the parties reached a confidential global settlement amount, resulting in a net recovery of over $600,000. Brian’s verdict was published in both the Daily Journal and ALM’s Verdict Search.