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The firm obtained a complete defense verdict in a third-party automobile negligence case following a trial in Michigan’s Macomb County Circuit Court. In the case, the plaintiff alleged that he was properly traveling through an intersection when our client made a left turn directly into his path thereby causing the accident which resulted in his alleged significant injuries including multiple surgeries. The plaintiff sought $1,000,000 in damages, with $500,000 in to be collected from our client and another $500,000 from his underinsured motorist carrier for the injuries sustained in the accident. The two trials were bifurcated with our client’s trial to go first and the verdict to bind the underinsured motorist carrier.
The trial focused on whether our client and/or plaintiff were negligent in causing the accident. Evidence and testimony were introduced to prove that our client had the right-of-way and was not negligent in causing the accident. Further, a cross-examination of the plaintiff and his witness exposed their inconsistent testimonies regarding how the accident occurred. The jury deliberated for approximately 30 minutes before unanimously returning a defense verdict of No Cause, finding that the plaintiff was 100% at fault for causing the accident.
Shareholder Stephanie Strycharz served as first chair and Associate Solomon Luwoye served as second chair for the Defense.
