Attorneys obtained a "no permanency" verdict in an auto negligence case

Attorneys obtained a "no permanency" verdict in an auto negligence case . The case was tried over the course of four days and the jury deliberated over four hours before rendering its verdict. A "no permanency" verdict means that a jury is precluded from awarding a plaintiff any monies for non-economic damages (e.g., pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, etc.). The jury's verdict was only a few thousand dollars greater than what was offered at a much earlier mediation, and many tens of thousands of dollars below the last demand made by the Plaintiff. Also, before the trial, the defense obtained summary final judgment in its favor as to the loss of consortium claim made by the Plaintiff's wife.