September 2012
Double Impact, Rear-end Collision in Harrison County
In a case involving a double impact, rear-end collision, Plaintiff (a local attorney), who was in the middle vehicle, with a little over $6,000 in claimed medical specials, asked the jury for $45,000 in closing. However, a considerable amount of the medicals incurred followed a two year period of time with no doctor visits, and the Harrison County jury returned an award of $3,000.