Three-week Jury Trial - TBI - UM/UIM- Plaintiff Requested $3M - Plaintiff called more than 12 Experts - $175K Net Verdict

On May 7, 2025, Firm-Wide Managing Partner, Daniel Santaniello, and Stuart Senior Partner, Nora Bailey obtained a $175,000 net verdict on a TBI - underinsured/uninsured motorist claim after a 3-week trial. The claim arose out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred at an intersection. The tortfeasor failed to stop at a red light and struck the Plaintiff’s convertible on the left driver’s side, totaling both vehicles. Liability was admitted and the trial proceeded on causation and damages only. 

Plaintiff asked the jury for approximately $3,000,000; more than 12 experts testified during the trial. The matter involved a 49-mph impact, with admitted liability (i.e., UM driver ran a red light), TBI claim with DTI and neuropsychology testing, a recommendation for an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, and multiple rounds of rhizotomies, epidural injections, and medial branch blocks. The Plaintiff also underwent injections to his shoulder and was recommended for further surgery to same as well as surgeries to his lumbar spine and both hands, cognitive therapy, and ongoing treatment for PTSD.. There was zero prior treatment and no known previous accidents. We used a specific “reverse reptile” strategy for jury selection as the insurance company was the named party, focused on the plaintiff’s litigation doctors and their bias, and utilized favorable surveillance to show the jury that the claim was an overreach. The jury agreed after deliberating for approximately 2.5 hours, rendering a net verdict of $175,000.00.