$2.8 Million Verdict in Forrest County Auto Accident Case
There was a $2.8 million verdict last week in Forrest County. This is believed to be the largest verdict in the history of Forrest County by a wide margin.
The plaintiff was paralyzed in a collision with a driver who ran a stop sign. The plaintiff had a huge amount of past and future medical expenses.
William Jones and Michael Ratliff of Hattiesburg represented the plaintiff. Plaintiff's expert witnesses included Nat Fentress (life care planner) and George Carter (economist).
Vick Smith of Hattiesburg represented the defendant.
Anyone know if the defendant was a regular joe or a commercial driver? If the defendant was just some random dude, I hope he either had a ton of liability coverage or is rich. Otherwise, good luck collecting on that. Congrats to the Plaintiff and counsel, still.
I doubt that is was a "regular joe" if the Plaintiff attorney hired Nat Fentress. Nat isn't cheap, and it wouldnt make sense for the Plaintiff to spend a ton on an expert if there wasnt a decent amount of coverage.