A $2.4 million settlement hammered out just before closing arguments were to begin halted a recent Gainesville trial involving a head-on collision with a drunken driver. Plaintiffs attorney Ben Brodhead said his client already had collected $100,000 from an underinsured motorist policy, bringing the total to $2.5 million.
Speaking to jurors, Brodhead said the range of damages estimates being considered was between $1 million and $50 million. Brodhead said the highest defense offer to settle prior to trial was for $25,000.
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