Location: Hanover County
Jury Verdict: $6 Million
After a motorcycle accident led to a below-the-knee amputation, our client a 39-year-old man from Ruther Glen turned to Allen & Allen for help. Edward Allen and Anna Katogiritis took the case to trial and secured a $6,000,000 jury verdict for him in Hanover County. This case involved a collision between our client’s motorcycle and the defendant’s car. The at-fault driver turned left in front of our client and caused the collision.
The defendant driver’s insurance coverage was limited. However, after Allen & Allen’s team investigated, we revealed that the defendant had personal assets in excess of the available coverage, Edward and Anna made the strategic decision to proceed to trial.
At trial, the defendant argued that our client contributed to the crash by speeding. However, Edward and Anna were able to prove that liability was solely with the defendant. During the trial, on motions made by Edward, the judge delivered a directed verdict on the issue of liability and concluded that the defense had not presented any evidence to support a contributory negligence claim. With the issue of fault resolved, the jury focused only on the damages of this case.
Anna and Edward utilized their combined skills and experience to help the jury resonate with our client and his loss. After a mere 30 minutes of deliberation, the jury returned a verdict for the full amount that we sought for him, $6,000.000. Our team once again sought and achieved justice for a deserving client.
