In November of 2011, Scott McKenna tried to verdict an auto negligence case in Cook County where the plaintiff alleged that his client, a passenger in another vehicle, was forced off the road by the client and into a light pole.
11/01/2011In November of 2011, Scott McKenna tried to verdict an auto negligence case in Cook County where the plaintiff alleged that his client, a passenger in another vehicle, was forced off the road by the client and into a light pole.
The plaintiff alleged $5,230 in medical bills and neck/back injuries. The jury was convinced that the driver of the car in which the plaintiff was a passenger was 70% at fault in the accident, thus leaving Scott's client with only 30% of the liability. The jury also concluded that the plaintiff was only damaged to the extent of $1,500, much less than the medical bills themselves, based on the argument that the plaintiff's injuries were exaggerated and not reasonably related to the accident.