Legal Opinion
Ortega v. Belony
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 30, 2015No. 3D14-1655PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShepherd, J.
CORRECTED OPINION
In this plaintiffs personal injury case, the jury, not once, but twice refused to award the plaintiff any significant damages for past or future pain and suffering. The trial judge added $245,000 more to the jury verdict for this purpose. For the reasons set forth below, we reinstate the verdict.
Factual Background
As a result of a vehicular traffic accident, Blanchard Belony suffered a broken neck, for which he was hospitalized in traction for eight days. Although he could have elected surgery, he declined, and instead wore a “halo” 1 for three months while the break mended.…
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