Verdict in Prince George's County Car Accident Injury Case
Last week I wrote about a car accident injury case I tried in the District Court of Maryland for Prince George's County. This was a rear end collision with a soft-tissue injury. The damage to the vehicles was extremely minor- about $400.00. My client had $4800.00 in medical expenses.
The insurance carrier was GEICO. This was a "no offer" case. We just got a letter from GEICO saying they "were unable to understand the nature of the injuries claimed due to the minor damage to the vehicles involved."
Today I called in to the court to find out what the verdict was. It was $10,500.00. That is a very good result for this kind of case, especially considering I only sued for $10,000.00 in the first place.
Even if a motion is filed to reduce the verdict to the ad damnum, I am happy with this result. So is my client. Again, plaintiff's lawyers need to try these cases. 10k is a lot better than zero.
