Iowa couple awarded $15,388 in work related personal injury case

Case Name:

Sharri Lynn Gamerdinger et al. v. Patrick Schaefer and Deere & Company

Case Number: 256/98-377

Date: 12/22/99

State: Iowa

Details:

Plaintiffs, Sharri and Thomas Gamerdinger, filed suit against defendants, Patrick Schaefer and Deere & Company, for damages the Gamerdingers sustained as a result of a collision at Deere's plant between a motorized cart driven by Sharri Gamerdinger and a forklift truck driven by Patrick K. Schaefer. Sharri Gamerdinger claimed she sustained personal injuries as a result of the accident; Thomas Gamerdinger brought a claim for loss of consortium. Following a jury trial, a verdict was returned in which fifty percent of the fault for the accident was attributed to Sherri Gamerdinger, twenty percent to Schaefer, and thirty percent to Deere. The jury awarded Gamerdinger $10,776.04 for past medical expenses and $20,000 for those expected to be incurred in the future. These amounts were reduced by her percentage of fault. No other damages were granted. Judgment was entered in favor of Gamerdinger for $15,388.02 plus interest.

Verdict Outcome:

Judgement entered in favor of plaintiffs for $15,388