Jeffersonville Jury Awards $42,500 in Two-Vehicle Collision
One driver was riding as a passenger in a vehicle when the driver collided with another vehicle. The record provided no further information on how the crash happened or the nature of the passenger's claimed injuries. The passenger sued the other driver, blaming them for causing the crash. The case was tried, and the jury returned a verdict for the passenger, awarding damages.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $42,500
- County
- Dallas County, IN
- Resolved
- 2024
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Other
- Accident Type
- Other
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence
Settlement Context
This verdict-plaintiff of $42,500 is near 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 passenger filed suit after a two-vehicle collision on January 2, 2020, near the intersection of S.R. 60 and East St. Joe Road outside Sellersburg, Kentucky. The plaintiff was a front-seat passenger in a vehicle that collided with another vehicle operated by the defendant. Few details were available regarding the specifics of the collision or the nature of the plaintiff's claimed injuries.
The plaintiff filed a lawsuit in Jeffersonville, alleging the defendant was responsible for causing the crash. The plaintiff also initially presented an uninsured/underinsured motorist claim against an insurance carrier, but later stipulated to its dismissal. The defendant disputed the plaintiff's allegations of fault and challenged the nature and extent of the claimed injuries. The defendant also asserted a failure to mitigate defense and implicated the fault of the plaintiff's driver in the collision.
Following a jury trial in Jeffersonville, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Damages totaling $42,500 were awarded, and the court entered a judgment for that amount.
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 Dallas County, Texas. Local jury tendencies, judge assignments, and regional economic conditions all influence case outcomes in this jurisdiction.
- Resolved in 2024, 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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