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.