Kenneth Oliver and Angela Agostino, of the Fort Myers office, obtained a defense verdict in Collier County on an admitted liability auto case. The plaintiff mother had left wrist surgery with over $65,000.00 in medical bills, the 22 year old plaintiff son had cervical and lumbar bulging discs with over $22,000.00 in medical bills, and the plaintiff father brought a loss of consortium claim. Since the accident, the defendant had passed away, unrelated to the auto accident. Ken and Angela were able to locate Facebook posts from the family business, UPS employment records from the plaintiff son, and inconsistencies in the Plaintiffs’ testimony and medical records during trial.

After a three day trial, the jury came back with a verdict less than 25% of the proposals for settlement filed, awarding only past medical expenses. After set-offs and collateral sources, the net verdict was less than the attorney’s fees and costs exposure created by the verdict.