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How Verdict is Used in Personal Injury Law?

While most personal injury cases do not go to trial, those that do will often end in verdicts. There are some personal injury cases that go to trial but are settled before a verdict can be reached. While most settlements don’t include punitive damages, juries can award compensatory and punitive damages with their verdicts.

Famous Cases Verdict Was Used

Amagasu v. Mitsubishi Motors

In 2017, Francis Amagasu and his wife were driving in a 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT. He lost control of his vehicle, attempting to avoid another vehicle. The seatbelt in the Mitsubishi was defective, and Amagasu’s head hit the roof of the vehicle after allowing four inches of slack as the collision happened. The Plaintiff’s legal team argued that Mitsubishi never performed rollover testing. After hearing all the evidence, the jury passed a verdict that stated Mitsubishi Motors was liable for the injuries. The jury awarded Amagasu and his wife a verdict of $176,551,384 in compensatory damages and $800 million in punitive damages.

When is Verdict Used in the Legal Process?

A verdict is used at the end of the legal process. In personal injury law, verdicts are only used in jury trials after an out-of-court settlement cannot be reached between the plaintiff and the defendant.

Is Verdict used in Kentucky Personal Injury Law?

Personal injury law in Kentucky does use verdicts when cases cannot be settled out of court. Jury awards can vary in personal injury cases but can include compensatory and punitive damages.

Is Verdict used in Tennessee Personal Injury Law?

Yes. Verdicts are used in Tennessee personal injury cases that go to trial.

How Does Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers Use “Verdict”?

The team of experienced personal injury lawyers at Hughes & Coleman work to get you the compensation you deserve. If negotiations for an out-of-court settlement don’t fit your expectations and our understanding of your case, we will take it to trial. During the trial, our goal is to show the jury the evidence that supports your case and tells a story of the how the negligent act led to your injury and just how much you suffered due to your injury with the end result being an attempt at getting a verdict that finds the defendant liable and an award that helps you recover your losses completely.

Lee Coleman

ATTORNEY, MANAGING PARTNER, & CO-FOUNDER

Mr. Coleman is now the Managing Partner and majority owner of Hughes and Coleman Injury Lawyers, a firm he co-founded in 1985 with J. Marshall Hughes. The firm has grown for over 40 years, and we currently have over 30 attorneys and multiple offices across Kentucky and Tennessee, as well as an affiliate firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Mr. Coleman’s efforts and accomplishments have been widely recognized, including being named as a Kentucky Super Lawyer in Personal Injury since 2012, and being awarded an AV Rating, the highest rating given, by the nation’s preeminent Attorney Rating service, Martindale- Hubbell®.

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