In a high-exposure admitted liability case involving a commercial vehicle strike with a traumatic brain injury and claimed life altering injuries to a 72-year-old plaintiff, we were retained roughly 90 days before trial with an $11 million demand on the table. The case resolved for approximately 21% of the demand after final motions in limine and before jury selection commenced.
Plaintiff’s counsel was preparing to present a $65 million damages narrative to the jury. That never happened.
After being brought in on just months from trial Partners Daniel Costello and Michael Turiello, along with former associate Ashley Koda executed an aggressive trial-forward strategy, rebuilt the expert discovery framework, and filed and won critical motions in limine, including exclusion of a substantial upward increase of the plaintiff’s claimed damages.
The result: a materially narrowed damages case and a dramatically shifted risk profile heading into trial. From a $65M jury narrative to no jury at all.
This is what happens when experienced trial counsel is brought in early enough to matter and late enough to know exactly where to apply pressure.
