State Farm Hit With $1M Verdict After Shunning $200K Offer in Tricky Car Wreck Case
Lawyers for the injured driver said they had to overcome issues at trial, including a prior wreck their client did not initially disclose.
February 06, 2020 at 05:22 PM
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A Fulton County jury on Wednesday awarded more than $1 million to a woman rear-ended in Sandy Springs when another vehicle unexpectedly stopped in front of her.
Attorneys for the plaintiff, who suffered neck injuries requiring surgery, said the defense ignored an offer to settle the case for $200,000 last year. They will seek attorney fees under Georgia's offer of judgment statute, which allows a party whose offer to settle was rejected and who later prevails by 25% or more than was demanded to seek fees from the time of the spurned offer.
Attorney Steven Newton of Fayetteville's Richard D. Hobbs & Associates said he also sent a demand for the defendant's $250,000 policy limit last Friday, but there was no response.
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