TRIAL RESULTS
Type of Action: Claim of negligent repair/maintenance against a local heating and air conditioning contractor. Injuries Alleged: Fuel Oil Spill - Contamination of residential property with remediation costs in excess of $150,000.00. Court: Circuit. County: Lapeer. Judge: Honorable Nick O. Holowka. Trial Verdict: No cause for action (no negligence). Attorney for Defendant: Jeffrey C. Collison. ___________________________________________________________________ Type of Action: Third-party automobile accident with claim for non-economic damages. Injuries Alleged: Neck and right shoulder. Massive rotator cuff tear with decompensation; temporary exacerbation of the degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine; mild radiculitis of the right arm; and carpal tunnel syndrome. Court: Circuit. County: Bay. Judge: Honorable Kenneth W. Schmidt. Trial Verdict: No cause for action. (No proximate cause). Attorney for Defendant: Jeffrey C. Collison. ___________________________________________________________________ Type of Action: Uninsured motorist claim for non-economic damages. Injuries Alleged: Compression fracture of the cervical spine with ligament injury. Court: Circuit. County: Saginaw. Judge: Honorable Lynda L. Heathscott. Trial Verdict: No cause for action. Plaintiff was more than 50% comparatively negligent. Attorney for Defendant: Jeffrey C. Collison. ___________________________________________________________________ Type of Action: Third-party automobile claim for non-economic damages. Injuries alleged: Death of a 15 year old pedestrian. Court: Circuit. County: Saginaw. Judge: Leopold Borrello. Trial Verdict: No cause for action (no negligence). Attorney for Defendant: Jeffrey C. Collison. ___________________________________________________________________ Type of Action: Third-party automobile claim for economic and non-economic damages.Injuries alleged: Herniated cervical discs; closed head injury, post traumatic stress disorder; low back; carpal tunnel syndrome - bilateral; and bilateral shoulder (two arthroscopic surgeries). It was claimed that the injuries resulted in a serious impairment of body function which restricted Plaintiff's ability to lead a normal life. Court: Circuit County: Saginaw. Judge: Robert Kaczmarek. Trial Verdict: No Cause For Action with the Jury finding "no negligence" due to the existence of a sudden emergency. Attorney for Defendant: Jeffrey C. Collison. ______________________________________________________________ Type of Action: Third-party automobile claim for non-economic damages. Court: Circuit County: Saginaw Judge: Patrick M. Meter. Trial Verdict: No Cause For Action with the Jury finding "no negligence". Attorney for Defendant: Daniel G. Collison. Type of Action: Third-party automobile claim. Type of Action: Third-party No-Fault. serious disfigurement". Type of Action: Third-party No-Fault impairment of a body function. Type of Action: Third-Party – Personal Injury Injuries Alleged: Fractured left clavicle, aggravation of intermuscular nodule fascitis requiring excision. (Claimed serious impairment of body function/permanent serious disfigurement). Court: 34th Judicial Circuit County: Ogemaw Judge: Michael J. Baumgartner Trial Verdict: No Cause of Action - no negligence. Attorney for Defendant: Charles C. Collison, Jr. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Type of Action: Third-Party - Personal Injury Injuries Alleged: Broken right thumb; injured tendon. Court: 10th Judicial Circuit County: Saginaw Judge: Leopold P. Borrello Trial Verdict: No Cause For Action - no negligence. Attorney for Defendant: Charles C. Collison, Jr. |