Civil Litigation
Mar. 16, 2022
$9.5 million verdict awarded in distracted driver case
“Their position was that after five years, he hadn’t had any surgery, that he wasn’t going to need any going into the future and that was probably the biggest fight of the case,” Parris said.
A Van Nuys jury awarded $9.5 million to the plaintiff in a car crash case caused by a distracted driver who was on the phone to his employer.
Khail A. Parris of Parris Law Firm, one of the attorneys for the plaintiff, said an attempt to mediate a settlement failed because of disagreement over the extent of his client's injuries.
The March 9 verdict means his client would not have to worry about financial costs r...
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