Morgan & Morgan Wins 4 Major Verdicts in 1 Day, Turning Low Pre-Trial Offers into Much Bigger Jury Awards

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Leading plaintiffs' firm Morgan & Morgan announces its successful recovery of four major verdicts in a single day on Wednesday. In each trial, the attorneys handling the case were able to win a sizable jury verdict after the client was offered low-ball pre-trial compensation that discredited the severity of his or her injuries and suffering.

Attorneys Secure $1.5M Jury Award for FL Worker Injured in Maritime Accident

Morgan & Morgan attorneys Adam Brum and Michael Fayard represented client Rex Craig, who in 2013 suffered a serious concussion, traumatic brain injury and a fractured skull after a crane operator dropped a several-hundred pound pile driving hammer bell on his head while he was on a barge installing docks. A Pinellas County jury awarded the client $1.5 million, finding his employer negligent in the incident. The award comes after defendant C-Scape Construction Inc. initially denied responsibility for the incident, offering nothing.

"My client was very happy with this result, and he hopes this verdict will protect others so that this won't happen to someone else," said Brum.

$395K Jury Verdict for Car-Crash Victim; Award Is 40x Higher Than Insurance Company's Initial Offer

Morgan & Morgan attorneys Tim Moran and Eric Andeer represented a 65-year-old woman who suffered severe back injuries in a 2014 crash in Jacksonville. Insurance company, Allstate Insurance Company, offered a settlement of just $10,000 to cover the extent of her serious injuries, which required multiple medical procedures over the span of multiple years. However, Moran and Andeer, embodying the Morgan & Morgan ethic of fighting for the people, not the powerful, knew their client deserved better and were successfully able to recover the verdict the client needed to heal from her injuries.

"Our client is ecstatic and so are we," Moran said. "We are proud to have been able to help our client heal after she endured years of injustice."

$80K Court Victory for Car Crash Victim That's 20x Insurance Company's Pre-Suit Offer

Morgan & Morgan attorneys Crosby Crane and Jonathan Brozyna represented client Melody Dianaty who faces a chronic neck condition and other life-altering injuries after she was rear-ended while driving home from work. Despite the severity of her injuries and the expense of her medical treatments, the most insurance company State Farm was willing to pay in this low-property damage case was $3,500. But with the help of Morgan & Morgan's attorneys, that pre-suit offer of $3,500 became an $80,000 verdict.

"This case was about the client. She is a fighter," Crane said. "State Farm tried to intimidate her. They didn't think she had the guts to take her case to trial and take the stand; they expected her to fold and take the last best offer. When she took the stand, she was prepared and she was the difference in the case."

Attorneys Turn $0 Offer into $47K Jury Award for Client Injured in Car Crash

Morgan & Morgan attorneys Brian McClain and Harran Udell represented a 46-year-old electrician who was injured while sitting in the back of a cargo work van that was rear-ended while en route to his employer's home office. They were leaving a job site where he had worked that day.

The defendant denied any wrongdoing, attributing the cause of the crash to a number of factors, and offered nothing to the client. However, the jury decided in favor of Morgan & Morgan's client, who faced medical bills and reimbursement for weeks of work that he missed. The client also came away from the collision with a permanent scar on his forehead.

"Although the defendant denied all liability and asked the jurors to award nothing to our client, the jurors found the defendant solely at fault," McClain said. "We are pleased with this verdict."

The cases are Rex L. Craig, Jr., v. C-Scape Construction Inc., and Bulldog Marine, Inc., case number 14-003536- CI, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County, Florida; Gloria Scott vs. Allstate Insurance Company, case number 2015 CA 006364, Division CV-D, in Duval County, Florida; Melody Dianaty v. Kristin N. Fullerton, case number 29-2015-CA-004314, in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for Hillsborough County, Florida; and 2015-CA-007761-O, in the Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit, in and for Orange County, Florida.

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