Florida Woman Awarded $16M From Insurer After Injurious Car Collision
Monday, February 21st, 2022 Auto LitigationJessica Long, 29, was in standstill traffic in her vehicle on Interstate 95 in Jacksonville on Dec. 15, 2018, when Virjona Gjuraj, driving a Honda, collided with the back of her car.
After a lengthy legal battle that began in October 2019, a Duval County jury awarded Long a $16.4 million verdict against her insurance company, Travelers Home and Marine Insurance. The driver and owner of the vehicle are also listed in the lawsuit as defendants.
The crash caused "multiple spinal abnormalities in her neck and lower back," according to her lawyers.
‘Most regrettably, her condition will get worse with time," Nicolas Iannucci, her lawyer, said in a statement. "From her ability to do her job, to the ordinary simple pleasures of life, nearly every possible aspect of our client’s life was affected — and will continue to be — by her permanent injuries."
According to Long’s lawyers, Travelers insurance refused opportunities to pay the policy limits of her uninsured motorist policy in a "timely manner."
