Plaintiff Seeks Sanctions Against Defendant for Alleged Breach of High-Low Agreement, in Wake of $25M Verdict
Michele Kalinowski, who in late March won a $24.8 million verdict on behalf of her injured husband, Sean Kalinowski, filed a motion for sanctions Monday, claiming that one of the defendants in the case has failed to pay the full $19.4 million it was ordered to pay following the verdict, and has improperly sought to appeal the judgment.
April 24, 2019 at 03:27 PM
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The wife of a man who won a nearly $25 million verdict last month has filed for sanctions against one of the defendants, claiming it is violating a court order and failing to live up to a high-low agreement that was entered into before the verdict came down.
Michele Kalinowski, who in late March won a $24.8 million verdict on behalf of her injured husband, Sean Kalinowski, filed a motion for sanctions Monday, claiming that one of the defendants in the case, ABRA Auto Body & Glass, has failed to pay the full $19.4 million it was ordered to pay following the verdict, and has improperly sought to appeal the judgment.
The motion, which was filed by Kenneth Rothweiler of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, said the defendant's decision to pay only $14.9 million flies in the face of language in the high-low agreement barring appeals and goes against the order Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lisa Rau entered into earlier this month, which said ABRA Auto Body needed to pay the full amount within 30 days of the jury verdict or the court would enter sanctions.
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