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Insurance

Jul. 11, 2023

Plaintiff wins $8.9M after drunken driver flees

“You could take one look at our client and know that he had a long and difficult road to recovery ahead of him,” said plaintiff’s counsel Khail A. Parris.

Attorneys with Parris Law Firm won an $8.9 million jury verdict on behalf of a plaintiff who was seriously injured in a head-on collision with a drunken driver.

The verdict against a driver who was insured by Metropolitan Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Company, also known as MetLife, comes after the driver disappeared after entering a no contest plea in criminal court.

"It was ridiculous for the insuran...

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