Windsor lawyer Joanna Sweet, managing partner of Greg Monforton & Partners announced today that after a 15-day trial in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, a jury has awarded a Windsor motorcyclist more than $2,000,000.00 for injuries sustained in 2019 when a car made an illegal turn and horrifically injured her client (who will remain unnamed).

Prior to trial, the Defendants’ insurance company offered to settle for a small fraction of the amount needed to properly compensate Sweet’s client for his injuries which included cervical spine fractures, a complicated wrist fracture, a femur fracture, and a traumatic brain injury. These hardball negotiating tactics were rejected by Sweet’s client, and he decided to prove his case in court.

The jury agreed with this decision, recognizing the profound impact on his life and by awarding more than $2,000,000.00, dwarfing the insurance company’s pre-trial settlement offer.

Ms. Sweet was very pleased with the result: “For the past 7 years this insurance company has dismissed the severity of my client’s injuries as he endured multiple surgeries and the need for more surgery in the future. His ability to provide for his family will never be the same. Every day, for the rest of his life, he will live with the consequences of a crash that was not his fault at all. We hope this award helps him get his life back on track.”

The result is the largest car crash jury award in a Windsor courtroom in recent memory. In addition to the $2,000,000.00 in damages, the insurance company must also pay legal costs of Sweet’s client, which will likely add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the judgment.

Ms. Sweet’s senior associate and co-counsel, Laura Nicola, said, “This outcome is the product of countless hours of hard work and determination to help our client achieve a just result that recognizes the full impact of his injuries on his life. Our client is grateful for the jury’s decision and he looks forward to getting this case behind him so he can focus on healing and enjoying life as best he can.”

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"For the past 7 years this insurance company has dismissed the severity of my client’s injuries as he endured multiple surgeries and the need for more surgery in the future."