Case Result

$3.5M

Motorcycle Accident

2012

Trial Verdict

Chattanooga, TN

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Case Details

Jury verdict for Marcus Black who sustained a severe head injury when his motorcycle struck the rear of a vehicle ahead, triggered by a texting driver who fled the scene. Suit was filed against Mr. Black’s uninsured motorist insurer.

Additional Notes

The jury found the unidentified texting driver 75% at fault and Mr. Black 25% at fault. Damages were reduced to $2,625,000 under Tennessee’s comparative fault rules. Verdict returned on September 7, 2012, in Hamilton County Circuit Court (Tennessee).

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