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Uninsured motorist action / herniated discs  

 

TRACTOR-TRAILER/MOTOR VEHICLE
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The Plaintiff alleged a number of herniated discs as a result of a motor vehicle accident with minimal property damage. She received $50,000 from a third-party tortfeasor. The Defendant presented evidence that the Plaintiff neither sustained a herniated disc from this accident nor any other injury beyond a cervical sprain/strain. The Arbitration Panel returned a molded verdict in favor of the Defendant.

Demand
$100,000

Offer
$15,000

Result
Defense verdict

Venue
Allegheny County

Attorney
Paul J. Walsh III

Tried
July 2004