#3 (tie) – $5 million
By Sarah Rodriguez
Published: January 26, 2009
Confidential
Type of Case: Motorcycle crash
Attorneys: Stephanie E. Grana, Irvin V. Cantor and Elliot M. Buckner, Richmond; Mark S. Gardner, Spotsylvania
Summary: An automobile crossed double-yellow lines and crashed into a couple on a motorcycle. The 48-year-old husband and driver had an above-the-knee amputation, among other injuries, and continued to suffer from phantom pain and depression at the time of the settlement.
The 47-year-old wife and passenger had a broken collar bone, a severe laceration of her lower left leg and an injury to a tendon in her knee.
Husband’s special damages, including future medical bills and lost wages, totaled more than $1.2 million, and wife had more than $100,000 in specials. Husband’s claim settled for $4.5 million and wife’s for $500,000.
The case settled after mediation and after plaintiff’s attorneys conducted a mock trial and conducted demographic and jury research.
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