We started this trucking trial in the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Newnan Division—that is, in the federal courthouse in Newnan that shares a building with the post office.  We selected a jury and gave opening statements, and then the Court decided to take a lunch break. Over the break, the semi-truck accident attorneys representing the tractor-trailer company approached us. They had an offer.
We consulted with our client. The case settled for $750,000.
While this case settled during trial, we are often able to reach a settlement before a case gets that far. For example, we secured a $2 million settlement – the insurance policy limits – for our client in a fatal truck crash long before the case went to court.