Legal Opinion
Stelly v. Zurich American Ins. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 1, 2012No. 11-1144PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.
| ,The plaintiff, Adrienne Stelly, appeals from a judgment awarding her damages for injuries sustained in a vehicle collision with a commercial truck driver insured by the defendant, Zurich American Insurance Company (Zurich). Following a bench trial, Ms. Stelly was awarded $20,000.00 in general damages and $6,458.00 in special damages. Finding the general damage award abusively low, we increase it to $48,000.00, bringing the total award to $49,458.00. We affirm the denial of damages for future chiropractic care.
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ISSUES
We must decide:(1) whether the trial court abused…
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