Stafford v. Government Employees Insurance Company et al

Filing 122

FINAL JUDGMENT in favor of Ronald Stafford against Government Employees Insurance Company, Lamorak Insurance Company. Ordered that Ronald Stafford shall recover of and from Defendants, compensatory damages in the total amount of $1,222,314.93, plus post-judgment interest at the current prescribed federal rate, from the date of entry of this Final Judgment until paid in full. Signed by District Judge Halil S. Ozerden on 8/10/17. (RLW)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
SOUTHERN DIVISION
RONALD STAFFORD

PLAINTIFF

v.

CIVIL NO.: 1:15cv414-HSO-JCG

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
INSURANCE COMPANY and
LAMORAK INSURANCE COMPANY
f/k/a ONE BEACON AMERICA
INSURANCE COMPANY

DEFENDANTS

FINAL JUDGMENT
This action came on for trial before the Court and a jury beginning on the 8th
day of August, 2017, and concluding on the 10th day of August, 2017, Honorable
Halil Suleyman Ozerden, United States District Court Judge, presiding. The issues
having been duly tried and the jury having heard all of the evidence and argument
of counsel and having received instructions of the Court, including a Verdict Form,
retired to consider their verdict and returned upon their oaths, into open Court, the
following verdict, to wit:
Question Number One:
Do you find that Plaintiff Ronald Stafford has proved by a preponderance of
the evidence that the injuries of which he complains were proximately caused by the
traffic accident in which he was involved on September 13, 2012? ____Yes_______

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Question Number Two:
We the jury find that Plaintiff Ronald Stafford has proved by a
preponderance of the evidence that he sustained injuries proximately caused by the
traffic accident in which he was involved on September 13, 2012, as follows:
Actual economic damages

$ 572,314.93

Noneconomic damages

$ 650,000.00

Total

$ 1,222,314.93

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that judgment is
rendered in favor of Plaintiff Ronald Stafford, and he shall recover of and from
Defendants Government Employees Insurance Company and Lamorak Insurance
Company f/k/a One Beacon America Insurance Company compensatory damages in
the total amount of $ 1,222,314.93, plus post-judgment interest at the current
prescribed federal rate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961, from the date of entry of this
Final Judgment until paid in full.
SO ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, this the 10th day of August, 2017.

s/ Halil Suleyman Ozerden
HALIL SULEYMAN OZERDEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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