Thelma J. Green, et al. v. Robert Piazza and Kemper Insurance Company
Court: Charles County Circuit Court
Case Number: 08-C-99-000678
Proceedings: Jury Trial
Judge: The Honorable Judge Christopher Henderson
Outcome: Jury returned plaintiff verdict
Incident Date: July 25, 1996
Filing Date: February 1999
Disposition Date: May 4, 2001
Plaintiff: Thelma J. Green, et al.
Plaintiff Attorney: Richard L. Jaklitsch (Law Office of Richard L. Jaklitsch)
Defendant: Robert Piazza and Kemper Insurance Company
Defense Attorney: Giancarlo M. Ghiardi (DeCaro, Doran, Siciliano, Gallagher & DeBlasis) and Laura L. Greeves (Sussman & Simcox)
Injury Claimed: Neck and back
Description of Injury: N/A
Amount Sought: $240,000
Settlement Offered: $100,000 policy limit; $25,000 from UIM carrier
Award: $583,661.83
Location: Waldorf, Maryland
Case Information: Defendant made a left turn from a center turn lane, struck the oncoming plaintiff and knocked the front wheel of her car up onto the sidewalk. Allstate, the primary carrier, offered it's policy limits of $100,000, but UIM carrier, Kemper, refused to waive subrogation and contested liability and damages at trial. The jury awarded all medicals, all wages, past pain and suffering and future pain and suffering, as well as $50,000 in loss of consortium for the injuries to the plaintiff's jaw and neck. Defendant Kemper's motions for Remittitur and for a new trial are pending.