Victim, 38, turned down settlement before trial - Arkansas Online
A Pocahontas woman who was awarded $9 million last week by a federal jury in a 2012 traffic accident turned down a $1. 6 million settlement offer just before the trial began, her attorney said Tuesday. , who represented Kerry Hogland in a nine-day jury trial in Jonesboro, said the offer was made by adjusters for Argo, an insurance company that provided excess coverage through its New York office for Town & Country Grocer of Fredericktown, Mo.... Hogland, then 36, was driving east on Arkansas 412 in her 2006 Nissan Maxima, with her 12-year-old son in the front passenger seat and her two younger sons in the back seat. Dreyer and attorney Brett McDaniel of Jonesboro represented Hogland, now 38, during a nine-day jury trial focused on the amount of damages the grocery chain should pay, since the chain had already admitted liability. Jurors returned a verdict of more than $9. 1 million for Hogland and her oldest son on various claims, including pain and suffering, medical expenses and her lost income, despite the fact that Hogland continues to work part-time as an ultrasound... The younger boys suffered lesser injuries, and the grocery store chain settled their cases for about $10,000 apiece before the trial. Source: www.arkansasonline.com
