Strickland v. May (defense verdict)

Kenneth Amos and William Gula (Gulf Coast/St. Petersburg, FL) (Automobile Liability) obtained a defense verdict despite Defendant admitting fault for the accident. Plaintiff, who was making a claim for personal injuries, which included past medical bills, future medical bills, and pain and suffering, was rear-ended by Defendant at dusk shortly after a rain storm. After conducting a thorough investigation with regard to the liability and causation issues to be presented at trial, the defense learned that Plaintiff had a Restriction A on her driver’s license at the time of the accident, which required her to wear corrective lenses. At trial, Plaintiff was cross-examined with regard to her utilization of corrective lenses while operating a motor vehicle. She testified that she did not understand why the eye doctor documented her records with regard to glare and wearing eye glasses. She denied that the records were a true and accurate statement. Furthermore, she denied that she had to wear corrective lenses while operating a motor vehicle. The jury returned a verdict of no liability on behalf of Defendant after five (5) full days of trial and testimony from twenty (20) witnesses.