On September 14, 2017, following a week-long trial in Knox County Superior Court, Tom Marjerison obtained a defense verdict in Howard v. Viking, Inc.  This case arose out of automobile/motorcycle accident.  Plaintiff was operating his motorcycle southbound on Route 1 when Co-Defendant Andrew O’Brien pulled out of the Defendant’s parking lot and caused a collision.  O’Brien settled the claim against him for $50,000 and Defendant claimed apportionment of liability under 14 M.R.S. § 163. 

Plaintiff claimed the layout of the Defendant’s parking lot and the contour of the land made the parking lot exit unreasonable dangerous due to a stone retaining wall that blocked the line of sight. Defendant made an Offer of Judgment of $200,000 prior to trial.  Plaintiff’s total medical bills were $234,310, Plaintiff sought $1,224,220 in loss of earning capacity, and also claimed significant permanent impairment.  The jury returned a 7-2 defense verdict after one day of deliberation.

Tom Marjerison is a Partner in the firm’s litigation group and regularly tries civil and criminal cases in state and federal court.