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In an uninsured motorist arbitration, Plaintiff claimed a traumatic brain injury, neck pain, and hand injury as a result of a motor vehicle collision. Plaintiff requested an arbitration award of $750,000.00 The total arbitration award issued was $151,162.00 (with an offset of $117,027.00) Total Award: $50,435.00. Respondent offer prior to arbitration was $56,000.00.

We represented Defendant daycare owner sued for negligence and emotional distress claim related to a sexual assault at an in-home daycare. Plaintiff was a 5-year-old child who was attending an in-home daycare. Plaintiff alleged that during naptime he was sexually assaulted by an 8-year-old child. Defendant daycare owner disputed negligence and contended that an apportionment of fault should be given to the offending child. The jury agreed and apportioned 60% fault on the offending child and 40% on the daycare owner. Plaintiff requested an award in excess of $230 million. The jury returned an award of $223,790.00 to Plaintiff with an apportionment of 40% fault on Defendant daycare owner.

Plaintiff alleged property damage, to include loss of family heirlooms, collectibles, and other irreplaceable items, as allegedly damaged by water leakage while living in defendant’s rental property. Plaintiff alleged three separate causes of action: negligence, premises liability, and intentional interference with a contractual relationship, as well as punitive damages. Prior to trial, defense made a statutory offer to compromise in the amount of $30,000. The plaintiff elected to proceed to trial, however, and asked the jury to award approximately $120,000. The jury deliberated for one hour before it returned a defense verdict.

Plaintiff claimed a traumatic brain injury, neck pain, and low back pain as a result of a tree falling on him on defendants’ property. Liability for this incident was not disputed. Plaintiff requested the jury to award approximately $1 million in damages. The jury agreed with the defense that plaintiff suffered from multiple prior and subsequent head injuries to which no future medical expenses could be definitive in relation to this incident, awarding $37,000 in damages.

In an admitted liability case where the plaintiff had undergone minimal conservative treatment and alleged post-traumatic stress lasting four-year post-collision, the jury awarded approximately $16,000, as opposed to the $1,200,000 requested by the plaintiff. The jury agreed with our medical experts that plaintiff suffered from a degenerative neck condition and denied the allegation of emotional distress attributable to the collision.

In an admitted liability case, the defense disputed the need for and effect of plaintiff’s low back surgery. Plaintiff asked for $1,425,000 but received only $18,000. She appealed, but the 3rd Appellate District upheld the verdict and further held the defendants were entitled to their costs and expert fees of over $40,000. The net result was plaintiff owed the defendant almost $20,000.