Kentucky Trial Results in Defense Verdict for Client in Read-End Collision
On Feb. 13, 2026, Baker Sterchi Wisconsin attorneys Mark Budzinski and Katherine Cortesy secured a complete defense verdict in a personal injury case in Jefferson Circuit Court, Kentucky. The plaintiff alleged that a rear-end collision with our client exacerbated a pre-existing lumbar disc herniation for which he had undergone surgery four months earlier. He claimed the injuries forced him to sell his small business, a local fish market, several years earlier than planned and sought damages for significant pain and suffering.
The defendant admitted liability for the accident, and the plaintiff asked the jury for $1.7 million in damages for past and future pain and suffering and lost wages. After three defense causation and damages experts were withdrawn, Baker Sterchi assumed the defense just six days before trial. Budzinski served as lead trial counsel after being admitted pro hac vice four days before trial, supported by Cortesy. Local counsel served as second chair. After two hours of deliberations, the jury returned a defense verdict, finding no permanent injury and no loss of earnings.
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