L-R: (top row) Ben Brodhead, Ashley Fournet, Holli Clark and Michael Arndt of Brodhead Law, (bottom row) Orlando Ojeda of Brodhead Law, John Webb of Smith Welch Webb & White and Michael B. Terry of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore. Courtesy photos$83M Verdict After $100K Demand Rejected in Henry County
Henry County State Court jurors have returned a $83 million verdict against a motorist insured by Progressive Corp. following the death of a woman injured in a 2018 collision.
November 22, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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What You Need to Know
- Henry County State Court jury returns $83 million automotive tort verdict four years after Progressive Corp. rejected $100,000 policy limits demand.
- Litigators with Brodhead Law, Smith Welch Webb & White and Bondurant Mixson & Elmore collaborated to achieve eight-figure outcome.
- Defense counsel with Downey & Cleveland and Chambless Higdon Richardson Katz & Griggs defended insurer and insured, respectively.
- https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2021/10/11/string-of-post-shutdown-defense-wins-greets-downey-cleveland-as-jury-trials-resume/
Henry County State Court jurors have returned a $83 million verdict to the family of a woman who died several months after being injured in a 2018 collision with a driver accused of running a stop sign.
Collaborating plaintiff counsel with Brodhead Law, Smith Welch Webb & White and Bondurant Mixson & Elmore credit the eight-figure outcome to their ability to help "the jury understand how to value [the] life" of the 70-year-old decedent—and Progressive Corp.'s unwillingness to settle the matter for an initial $100,000 policy limits demand.
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