On April 28, 2023, a Salt Lake County jury returned a $360,000 verdict in Torres v. McNeil’s Towing, Case No. 180904474, Judge Diana Gibson.
Mr. Torres was injured in a three-car pileup when he was rear-ended by distracted employee of McNeil’s Towing. It was alleged that he suffered a traumatic brain injury, herniated discs in his neck and back, and had a torn labrum in his shoulder that required surgery.
Liability was stipulated. The jury was asked to evaluate damages alone.
The jury awarded the following:
Past medical expenses – $60,000.00
General damages – $300,000.00
Plaintiff’s was: Michael Giovaniello, M.D. (physical medicine and rehabilitation).
Defendant’s experts were: Todd Fellars, M.D. (orthopedics), and Adam Schwebach, Ph.D (Neuropsychology).
Relevant documents are located here:
Docket – 0 – Torres v. McNeils – Docket
Complaint – 1 – Torres v. McNeils – Complaint, 06.26.18
Answer – 2 – Torres v. McNeils – Answer, 08.08.19
Stipulation regarding Liability – 3 – Torres v. McNeils – Defendant’s Stip re Liability, 08.13.19
Plaintiff’s Expert Disclosure – 4 – Torres v. McNeils – Pl’s Expert Disclosure, 09.22.20
Defendant’s Expert Disclosure – 5a – Torres v. McNeils – Def Expert Des & Discl, 11.22.21
Defendant’s Supplemental Expert Disclosure – 5b – Torres v. McNeils – Def Suppl Expert Des & Discl, 12.30.21
Initial Jury Instructions – 9 – Torres v. McNeil – Initial Jury Instructions
Final Jury Instructions – 10 – Torres v. McNeil – Final Jury Instructions
Special Verdict Form – 11 – Torres v. McNeil – Special Verdict Form
Judgement (damages) – 12 – Torres v. McNeil – Judgment (damages)
Judgement (taxable costs) – 13 – Torres v. McNeil – Judgment (taxable costs)
Congratulations to plaintiff’s counsel Ron Kramer and Joshua Fawson.
