Personal Injury Law

DWI Bus Accident Injury Lawsuit....verdict insufficient?

By Benjamin J. Sansone, Esq.

A recent verdict in a DUI accident was handed down, the jury found the driver grossly negligent and awarded some punitive damages, but the amounts were curiously low, especially for a drunk driving accident case. Jury Finds Band Leader Grossly Negligent, but Slaps Him on Wrists The jury awarded less then $100,000 to the injured passenger who sustained about $40,000 in past medical bills. Additionally, only $20,000 in punitive damages from the DUI injury accident.

As a St Louis DWI car accident and injury lawyer, I find this amount to be insufficient in light of the facts; I believe the jurors in the above case went easy on the driver because he is a local celebrity and he was severely injured in the accident suffering a brain injury requiring multiple surgeries. Perhaps the jury believed his injuries were punishment enough.

We have handled Missouri and Illinois drinking and driving injury accidents with less in medical bills but received fro more in compensation or our clients:

DUI Injury Lawyer - Illinois drunk driving accident injury case settles for policy limits

Illinois DUI Accident and Brain Injury Lawsuit - Settles for $575,000

St Louis Missouri DWI Accident Lawyer gets Judgment for 2.3 MILLION

Illinois DUI Accident Injury Claim, Lawsuit settles few Weeks before Trial for Policy Limits

Full post as published by Missouri Injury Law Blog on January 14, 2011 (boomark / email).