Williams Kastner attorneys Rodney Umberger and Ryan Vollans recently obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial that lasted over three weeks. The case was one of admitted liability following a rear-end collision involving a commercial vehicle owned and operated by Williams Kastner’s client, a Fortune 200 company. The plaintiff, who was seeking millions of dollars, alleged that he sustained a life-altering traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the collision, and supported his brain injury claims with four medical experts with differing specialties, including a neurologist (with a focus on alleged pituitary injuries and endocrine issues), a naturopathic doctor who focuses on brain injuries and treatment, a neuroradiologist, and a neuropsychologist (whom Rod and Ryan were able to get excluded during the trial).
The plaintiff alleged that the impact of his claimed brain injury diminished his ability to work and he supported his economic injury claims with a vocational expert/life care planner and an economist. In addition to these experts, the Plaintiff also presented numerous fact witnesses who testified in support of his claimed brain injury. The defense argued that the collision was not the proximate cause of a traumatic brain injury, and the jury agreed.
After more than three weeks of trial, the jury returned a defense verdict by finding that the defendant’s negligence was not a proximate cause of injury to the plaintiff. Congratulations to Rod and Ryan and their entire trial team!