Nick Johnson successfully defended a case of admitted negligence, in which defendant's vehicle struck plaintiff's vehicle, causing it to roll over and spin like a top down the roadway. Plaintiff suffered cuts on his arms from broken glass and had to crawl out of the vehicle. Plaintiff presented almost $15,000 in medical bills and claimed cervical and thoracic somatic dysfunction disc bulging, and permanent loss of the range of motion in his neck.
To settle the case prior to trial, Mr. Johnson offered $13,000, which was promptly declined. Plaintiff demanded $50,000 prior to trial and asked the jury for more than $117,000. After 3 hours of deliberation, the jury awarded $11,856.46 -- $1,000 for past pain and suffering, $932 for lost wages, and $9,924.46 for medical bills. The jury awarded nothing for future medical or pain and suffering.
