Favorable Verdict | Morgan & Morgan | $266K Net Verdict | $2.5 Million Demand | Admitted Liability  

On October 25, 2024, Tampa Partners, Jeff Benson and Tony Petrillo obtained a favorable verdict for a big box store in matter styled Plaintiff v. Defendant Retail Big Box Store.  Plaintiff was struck and orthopedically pinned by an allegedly overloaded industrial freight cart. Liability was admitted and there was no comparative fault defense.  

Plaintiff claimed the incident aggravated significant prior degenerative disc disease resulting in a laminectomy at L4-5 as well as other substantial chiropractic and pain management treatment.  Plaintiff also claimed she would require a future SI joint fusion and future cervical surgery.  Trial involved several experts on complex medical issues, the most notable being pre-existing undiagnosed neurogenic claudication.

The jury returned a verdict of $166K for past medical expenses (exact amount claimed) and only $100k for past pain and suffering.  The jury made no award for Plaintiff’s claimed future medical expenses and future pain and suffering.  The gross verdict was remarkably close to the pretrial offer and a substantial victory given Plaintiffs demand of $2.5M.