Partner Ashley Bond recently represented an individual in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City who was accused of negligence for failing to stop for a red light and causing a five-car pileup. Mrs. Bond’s client was sued by two plaintiffs who claimed that they were injured in the motor vehicle accident. Mrs. Bond’s client admitted that he caused the motor vehicle accident, therefore the only issue for the jury to decide at trial was what money, if any, plaintiffs should be awarded for their injuries. Throughout trial, Mrs. Bond engaged in vigorous cross-examinations of both plaintiffs and their doctors, pointing out various inconsistencies in their testimony and highlighting plaintiffs’ pre-existing medical conditions. Mrs. Bond also produced surveillance footage of one of the plaintiffs engaging in activities that the plaintiff previously claimed she could not do. At the conclusion of trial, plaintiffs collectively asked the jury to award them close to $700,000 for medical bills, lost wages, and noneconomic damages. Instead, the jury found that the first plaintiff was not injured in the motor vehicle accident and therefore awarded him $0. As for the second plaintiff, the jury declined to award her any money for lost wages, but did award her medical bills and just $10,000 in noneconomic damages. This award for the second Plaintiff was over $500,000 less than what she requested at trial.
Congratulations to Partner Ashley Bond on her success at trial!
