Plaintiff ’s Expert: Dr. Ashok Krishnaswamy, Orthopaedic Surgeon and plaintiff ’s treating physician.


Defense Expert: Dr. Kenneth Spence, Orthopaedic Surgeon


Verdict/Settlement: verdict of $71,163.86 Adjustor: Tori Southall


Insurance Company: Colony Manage- ment Company


Special Remarks: Jury deliberated for less than five minutes.


Plaintiff ’s Counsel: Darren Margolis (MTLA member) Bierer, Allentoff & Margolis, P.A.


Defense Counsel: John O’Neill Vehicular Negligence


Fischer v. Silverman Baltimore County District Court No. 2194-99


Facts: Plaintiff was stopped at red signal.␣ Defendant failed to stop, striking car be- hind Plaintiff, which then struck Plaintiff.


Allegations of Liability: Defendant was liable because he failed to brake for line of cars stopped at red signal, causing col- lision.


Injuries/Damages: Neck and back pain radiating down left leg into foot, causing numbness in foot; decreased positional tolerance; medical expenses of $3,500 of which $1,535 was physical therapy and $789 was MRI. After physical therapy was not successful and MRI was normal, a sacroiliac joint block was performed which provided excellent relief of symp- toms.


Plaintiff ’s Expert(s): None. Medical records submitted pursuant to Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 10-104.


Verdict/Settlement: In a court trial, the Honorable Patricia S. Pytash found for the Plaintiff and awarded $7,215.87 in damages.


Adjustor: Louis Vesperman Insurance Company: State Farm


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Special Remarks: Adjustor offered $1,000 to settle. No other offer was made. De- fendant appealed Judge Pytash’s decision to the Circuit Court which was affirmed by Judge Bollinger.


Plaintiff ’s Counsel: David E. Carey (MTLA member) Brown, Brown and Brown, P.A., Bel Air, MD.


Defense Counsel: Robert L. Simmons, Simmons and Fields, P.A., Baltimore, MD.


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Collette Katilas, et al. V. Ferguson Enterprise of South Carolina, Co, Inc. Circuit Court for Baltimore City No. 24-C-99-00416


Facts: On September 16, 1996, Plaintiff and minor daughter, while stopped at a red light at the intersection of Route 24 and Singer Road in Harford County, Maryland, were rear-ended by defendant Bryan, an employee of Ferguson Enter- prise of South Carolina Co., Inc. who was attempting to use a car phone


Allegations of Liability: Negligence


Injuries/Damages: Mother incurred approx. $20,000 in medicals, approx. $12,000 in lost wages and minor daugh- ter, age 1, incurred approx. $1,000 in medicals.␣ Mother sustained:␣ cervical and lumbar injuries; multiple facial, chest and arm lacerations; orbital floor fracture; de- viated septum; eye trauma resulting in


optical floaters; 29 heavy gauge staples in her head (closed head injury), right knee and hand injuries, left thumb injury, multiple leg, back contusions and lacera- tions.␣ Minor child sustained: Head contusions and lacerations, emotional trauma.


Plaintiff ’s Expert(s): Dr. Bruce Russell (Orthopedic Surgeon); Dr. P.L. Sitaras (Neurosurgeon); Dr. Jonthan Seidenberg (Ophthalmologist); Dr. Steven Manekin (Neurologist).


Defense Expert:␣ Dr. Donald A. Saltzman (Orthopedic Surgeon).


Verdict/Settlement: $500,000 ($460,000 Plaintiff and husband & $40,000 minor child). Case settled on September 19, 2000, one day after Pre-Trial Conference.


Adjustor: Cheryl Nowak Insurance Company:␣ ESIS


Special Remarks: Accident occurred in Harford County.␣ Case was filed in Balti- more City. Prior to pre-trial, no offer was made by Defendant.␣ At pre-trial, Defen- dant initially offered $150,000 to settle the case.␣ The case settled one day after pre-trial conference for $500,000.


Plaintiff ’s Counsel: Mark A. Darden, III (MTLA member), Evelyn O.A. Darden (MTLA member) Law Offices of Addison-Darden P.C.


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