https://wfirm.com/2-8-million-excess-verdict-for-broken-ankle/ Get the W Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:35:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://wfirm.com/2-8-million-excess-verdict-for-broken-ankle/#comment-63 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:14:12 +0000 https://wfirm.com/?p=1098#comment-63 […] In rare instances, a breach may be established as a matter of law.  This is typically the case where a defendant is accused of “negligence per se.” This means an act is considered negligent because it violates a law.  Negligence per se acts often arise in trucking wrecks and DUI accidents.  Attorney Matt Wetherington recently represented a client whose ankle was seriously injured after he was in a wreck with a drunk driver.  We claimed that the driver was negligent per se because he was drunk, and his drunkenness contributed to the wreck.  The jury agreed and rendered a verdict of 2.8 million. […]

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