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title: "Florida: Driver on cell phone strikes plaintiff head-on"
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# [Florida: Driver on cell phone strikes plaintiff head-on](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/florida-driver-on-cell-phone-strikes-plaintiff-head-on/)

 Written by [Counsel Financial](https://counselfinancial.com/litigation-counsellor/author/britney) | Sep 26, 2011 9:20:03 PM

Driver allegedly was talking on his cell phone, crossed the center line of traffic, and hit plaintiff head-on. As a result of the accident, plaintiff, a 50-year-old air conditioner repairman, functions at the level of a small child and requires daily living assistance. Plaintiff sued the driver and driver's employer. Defendant driver only had a $10,000 policy at the time of the accident, and plaintiff was able to recover beyond the liability policy based on a bad faith insurance claim. Sidebar: Subsequently, defendant driver was convicted of reckless driving.

**VERDICT $14,400,000.** ($10,400,000 in damages, $4,000,000 for the wife's loss of consortium claim.)

Kroeger v. Bevis, et. al. (Brevard County, Florida, Case no. 2007-CA-015242).

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