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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Ind. Decisions - "$3 Million Award in Drunk Driving Lawsuit"
From a press release:
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Phelps, a Bloomington, Ind., based attorney with Ken Nunn Law Office, has won a $3 million lawsuit verdict in the death of Charles "C.J." McAlhaney, a 23-year-old man who was killed in a drunk driving car accident in New Castle in 2006.It is one of the largest personal injury verdict awarded in Indiana in 2011. Ken Nunn Law Office took the case on a pro bono basis from a referral by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Phelps represented McAlhaney's mother, Robin Chaplin, in the case. A Henry County Circuit Court jury, presided by Judge Mary G. Willis, awarded Chaplin $3 million for the loss of an adult child.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 25, 2011 02:39 PM
Posted to Ind. Trial Ct. Decisions