Flickinger & Sutterfield

A Millard County jury offered John Losee a complete verdict of just about $162,000 in repayment for injuries sustained in an auto-semi collision in Hinckley, Utah.  I had the privilege of representing John in Losee v. Mike Stanworth and Sons, Inc.  Trial was once held in Fillmore, Utah and on October 7, 2010 the jury granted all of John Losee’s scientific bills of $7,811.92 and offered him pain and struggling damages of $154,000.



John Losee, of Tremonton Utah and before from Delta, suffered everlasting neck and mid back injuries from the collision.  John’s accidents were not able to be corrected thru surgical operation, and in consequence he had to give up his dream activity as a U.S. Forrest Service firefighter, a bodily tough job.  The jury’s award is important for the considerable ache and struggling damages given by approach of the jury at $154,000, especially in gentle of the relatively low clinical expenses.



State Farm Insurance defended the semi driving force, Pat Stanworth of Mike Stanworth and Sons, Inc.  State Farm challenged John Losee’s honesty in his statements about his well being earlier than the collision while he served as a U.S. Forest Carrier firefighter, and challenged John’s honesty in how his permanent injuries effected his life after the wreck.  The jury was once obviously now not persuaded by means of this tactic.  Liability used to be also contested, and the jury discovered Pat Stanworth 78% at fault for the collision.  Beneath Utah’s comparative fault statutes, John will recuperate 78% of the verdict.



In representing John I asked the jury to imagine the reality that John Losee have been the only individual to have truly paid for the collision among the parties–actually, John had paid for the collision with his back. The large question for the jury to reply to used to be whether John would be the just one who paid.  The question used to be whether John might get paid back for the everlasting injuries he suffered–paid back "in full."  State Farm’s legal professionals argued John’s ache and suffering damages must only be a few amount comparable to the somewhat small medical expenses he incurred.  As an alternative, the jury responded with payment in complete: $154,000 in ache and struggling damages.



John’s case highlights the significance of in seek of early illustration from an damage legislation firm with the revel in and recognize-how you can take a case to trial and win.  John’s most sensible offer from State Farm previous to trial was $15,000, a minuscule amount compared to the actual damages he won from the jury.  The case used to be hard fought and difficult received towards one of the crucial largest auto insurance companies in The united states, concerning in depth pre-trial and trial work so as to prevail.  



Many legal professionals would not be prepared to have fought so laborious or spent the important instruments to be successful in competition to State Farm in a case with only $7,811.ninety two in clinical bills.  Alternatively, I believe it used to be my honor to represent such an honest and forthright guy, and we were satisfied as a firm to commit the important tools to get the justice John Losee so rightly deserved.  Firefighters are steadily asked to place their lives on the line for the protection folks all; here I had the privilege of calling upon a Millard County jury to apply the regulation in order to supply protection to folks who give protection to us.  The jury replied this call honorably, with payment again to John Losee "in full."



John Losee used to be represented by Mark Flickinger, spouse and co-owner of Flickinger & Sutterfield, an organization whose apply is proscribed to private injury and wrongful death.