Perkins v. Runyan Heating & Cooling Services, Inc.

Marty Perkins appeals from a verdict in this personal injury action assessing 90% fault to him and 10% fault to the defendant, *839Runyan Heating & Cooling Services, Inc. (“Runyan”). Perkins contends that: (1) the trial court erred in denying his Batson challenge to Runyan’s use of a peremptory strike of an African-American venireperson; (2) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of his receipt of workers’ compensation benefits and a third-party settlement; (3) the trial court erred in giving a comparative fault instruction, because there was no evidentiary basis for any assertion of…