Arizona Court Upholds Maricopa County Jury Verdict in Car Crash
One driver was injured in a car accident. The injured driver filed a lawsuit alleging negligence. A jury awarded damages, but the injured driver was found partially at fault. The final judgment resulted in a net amount owed by the injured driver.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $687
- County
- Maricopa County, AZ
- Resolved
- 2014
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Other
- Accident Type
- Other
- Case Type
- Physical Injury
Settlement Context
This verdict-plaintiff of $687 is below the median of $22,000 for other cases resolved by verdict-plaintiff. The typical range is $8,200 to $102,285, based on 304 cases in our database.
Case Overview
A plaintiff sustained injuries in a car accident in Maricopa County, Arizona. In April 2012, the injured party filed a negligence complaint against the defendant driver and a co-defendant in the Arizona Superior Court.
The case proceeded to a jury trial. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case presentation, the court granted the defendant driver's motion for judgment as a matter of law regarding future medical expenses. In January 2014, the jury awarded the plaintiff $10,000 for past medical expenses but found the plaintiff 30 percent at fault, reducing the recoverable amount to $7,000.
Due to the defendant driver having made a pretrial offer of judgment for $19,100, the court offset the jury's award with sanctions and taxable costs owed to the defendant. This resulted in a net judgment against the plaintiff for $687.41 in March 2014. The plaintiff appealed the decision, and the judgment was affirmed.
Understanding This Case
- This case went to trial and resulted in a jury verdict. Verdicts can yield higher awards but carry the risk of receiving nothing if the jury rules against the plaintiff.
- This case was resolved in Maricopa County, Texas. Local jury tendencies, judge assignments, and regional economic conditions all influence case outcomes in this jurisdiction.
- Resolved in 2014, this case reflects the legal and economic conditions of that period, including medical costs, insurance practices, and jury award trends at the time.
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