The defendant brought a threshold motion during jury deliberations in a motor vehicle accident trial.
The jury awarded the plaintiff damages for pain and suffering, out-of-pocket expenses, and future health care costs.
The court applied the three-part test from Meyer v. Bright and found that the plaintiff suffered a permanent serious impairment of an important physical function due to chronic pain.
The defendant's threshold motion was dismissed, and the jury's award was upheld subject to statutory deductibles and collateral benefit deductions.
