Our client was a passenger in a vehicle that was T-boned by the Defendant who ran a red light. The Defendant was insured through 2 different insurance carriers. During the Defendant’s deposition, we learned that she did not dispute causing the crash and the stance on denying liability was being pushed by her underinsured motorist carrier. We also learned during the deposition that the Defendant Driver was distracted because she was using her cell phone through a BlueTooth system, something she had been told by her husband not to do on multiple occasions. We felt the testimony was strong enough to move to add a count for punitive damages. Our office than sent multiple hammer letter demands outlining how the umbrella company had not properly evaluated this case, had placed its own interest ahead of its insureds, had opened the Defendants up to personal exposure and had no legal basis for either its liability or causation position. The case settled shortly after.
Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Accident