Stuart Poage, of the Tallahassee office, successfully defended a matter wherein Plaintiff alleged a roadway construction company’s industrial dump truck ran him off the road causing an accident which left Plaintiff paralyzed with more than $1.5 million in past medical expenses. Plaintiff originally reported the accident as a single vehicle accident but later filed formal litigation alleging negligence against a roadway construction company. Investigation and discovery revealed that no company trucks were present, that no witness testimony supported the allegations, that Plaintiff was under the influence of drugs at the time of the accident, and that Plaintiff threatened suicide prior to the accident. A motion for fraud was filed based largely upon misstatements made by Plaintiff during his deposition. The motion was granted and a consent judgment for fee recovery was executed.