Lance Behringer
In July 2018, the plaintiff, Mr. Cox, was driving his motorcycle home from a buddy's house where he had been drinking. Mr. Cox stops at the intersection of Highland and Day Creek Blvd. for a red light. The light turns green for Mr. Cox. He then enters the intersection. The defendant is driving N/B on Day Creek Blvd. towards a red light. The defendant drives through the red light, and Mr. Cox collides with the side of the defendant’s vehicle.
Mr. Cox suffered a broken arm and pelvis, and both were surgically repaired with hardware. Mr. Cox was required to spend three weeks in a skilled nursing facility after the surgeries. After that, he did about four months of physical therapy. Mr. Cox’s medical bills were $100,000 dollars. Mr. Cox worked in a very physically demanding job. Due to his injuries, Mr. Cox could not work at full capacity for 10 months. At the time of the trial Mr. Cox had not seen a doctor for his injuries for three years.
This was a jury trial. There were 4 retained defense experts and no retained plaintiff experts. The defense spent over $150,000 in costs on experts to defend the case. It cost the plaintiff $21,000 to litigate the case through trial.
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