Minnesota Civil Jury Verdicts: December 2019 Report

Horst v. Bill’s Diesel Repair, St. Louis County No. 69DU-CV-18-3192 (Plaintiff alleged repair company failed to repair work truck properly leading to personal injury, all parties causally negligent: plaintiff (45%), repair company (5%), and employer (50%), past P&S $15k, meds $197,215.19, WL $99,840, future P&S $90k, LEC $45k, 12-13-2019)

 Fitzgerald v. Silverman, Hennepin County No. 27-CV-16-14189 (bunion/bunionette deformity surgery, patient’s right leg ultimately amputated, left tibial amputation, neither doctor nor patient (failure to follow instructions) negligent, damages $0, 12-10-2019)

 Skaja v. Nugent, Hennepin County No. 27-CV-18-19344 (Plaintiff turned left on green arrow, defendant ran red light and was causally negligent, plaintiff not negligent, liability only, 12-3-2019)

Holiday v. Flak, Hennepin County No. 27-CV-18-18267 (Plaintiff pedestrian hit by driver, damages only, plaintiff no permanent injury, past P&S $2,783, meds $2096.40, scans $5,639, futures $0, 11-18-2019)

 Bosley v. Johnson, Carver County No. 10-CV-18-1071 (plaintiff turned left, oncoming defendant (in winter) slid into intersection and was causally negligent, plaintiff permanently injured, past P&S $1k, meds $3k, scan $250, futures $0, 11-15-2019)

A&A Enterprises v. Menefee, Dakota County No. 19HA-CV-18-4409 (Lawn/snow contractor acquired business and continued coverage with insurance agency of seller, then acquired new building that burned, agent was negligent for failure to procure but not causally, plaintiff causally negligent, PD $0, business interruption $8,880, 10-11-2019)

Niemela v. Wadena Medical Center, 80-CV-17-20 (Family physician attending a birth that results in shoulder dystocia and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, doctor causally negligent and failed informed consent, past P&S $62k, no futures, no parental consortium, 9-20-2019)