Automobile Accident
$55,000.00 Verdict
September 1998

ANTULIO RODRIGUEZ

v.

MARJORIE R. HANSARD

State Court of Forsyth County

Civil Action File No. 96-10309

Liability Facts: 31 year old Hispanic male Plaintiff’s vehicle was struck from the rear during rush hour traffic on I-285 and pushed into the vehicle in front of him. Defendant contested liability on the basis of sudden emergency by claiming that the Plaintiff struck the vehicle in front of him prior to her striking the rear of the Plaintiff’s vehicle. There were no eyewitnesses other than the parties. Plaintiff had a history of neck and back injury from a prior rear end auto collision three years earlier in which he sought treatment and made a liability claim.

Injury: Cervical, thoracic and lumbar strain.

Medical Expenses: $6,591.98

Verdict: $54,878.46

Attorneys: Ronald F. Chalker, Falanga & Chalker for Plaintiff; Frank J. Klosik, Jr., Greer, Klosik & Daugherty for Defendant.

Special note: According to records maintained by the Clerk’s office, this is believed to be the highest soft tissue injury verdict ever awarded in Forsyth County, Georgia.