The case was tried before an Orange County, Florida jury by Nicholas DeCapua, Esq. and Ashley Stewart, Esq. The Plaintiffs each sought close to $1,000,000.00 in damages from the jury, including past and future medical expenses and past and future pain and suffering damages.
Following a six (6) day jury trial in Orlando, Florida, in an admitted negligence case in which Plaintiff, Julio Rocha, individually, and on behalf of his two (2) minor children, all claimed permanent injuries as the result of a motor vehicle/tanker truck accident, the jury denied all three Plaintiffs’ claims for future medical expenses and also denied all three Plaintiff’s claims of permanent injuries and resulting pain and suffering damages. The jury merely and awarded the Plaintiffs their past medical expenses for three months of treatment. Julio Rocha was awarded $7,997.86; E.V. was awarded $2,377.00; and L.V. was awarded $6,416.00. The Defendants are also entitled to the recovery of attorney’s fees pursuant to a proposal for settlement directed at Plaintiff, Julio Rocha.
