A Connecticut Superior Court jury in Middletown returned a verdict of $488,958.89 for a plaintiff who sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident, according to court records and a report from plaintiff's counsel [1]. The Flood Law Firm LLC, which represented the plaintiff, brought claims sounding in negligence arising from the collision [1]. The case proceeded to trial on a personal injury theory after the parties did not resolve the dispute before a jury was seated.
The plaintiff alleged trauma to the head, neck, right hand, and lower back as a result of the accident [1]. The defense disputed the severity of those injuries and argued that at least a portion of the claimed harm was attributable to pre-existing conditions rather than the collision itself [1]. The jury rejected that framing and returned a verdict crediting the full measure of the plaintiff's claimed damages [1].
The award of $488,958.89 is entirely compensatory, with no punitive component reported [1]. Keith McCabe of The Flood Law Firm LLC served as plaintiff's trial counsel [1]. No defense counsel was identified in the available source materials.
No post-trial motions or appeal posture have been reported as of the verdict date. The case is a routine single-plaintiff personal injury matter, and the verdict amount falls within the six-figure range typical for serious soft-tissue and orthopedic injury claims litigated to verdict in Connecticut Superior Court.