Date: 01-23-2002

Case Style: David Russell v. Metal Transportation Systems, Inc. and Providence Washington Insurance Company

Case Number: CIV-01-007-P

Judge: James H. Payne

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Mark L. Edwards and Eddie Harper of Stipe Law Firm, McAlester, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney: Gerald Green of Pierce, Couch, Hendrickson & Green, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Description: Automobile accident - rearend - Plaintiff's truck and flat bed trailer was hit from the rear by Defendant's tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 69 near Eufaula, Oklahoma on May 11, 2000. Plaintiff claimed soft tissue injuries to his neck which necessitated a neck fusion at C5-6. Plaintiff's medical expenses were $33,000. Defendant admitted liability but contested damages. Plaintiff was a 50 year old man at the time of the collision.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $1,100,000.00. Parties settled after the verdict for $1,200,000.00 (includes costs and interest).

Plaintiff's Experts: Dr. James Rodgers, Tulsa, Oklahoma, neurosurgeon.

Defendant's Experts: Lex Holmes, Ph.D., Norman, Oklahoma, economist.

Comments: Reported by Mark L. Edwards