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/PRNewswire/ A young trial lawyer admitted in Indiana for only five weeks helped an Indianapolis-based law firm, Yosha Cook & Tisch, obtain a $20.3 Million.
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New attorney scores big in first trial
A Marion County jury s award of $20 million in a personal injury case is notable enough, but it s really impressive when you consider the opening statement and closing argument on damages were delivered by an attorney with a law license issued five weeks earlier.
The plaintiffs in the case against Indianapolis Power & Light Co. were Wayne and Amy Simmons. Wayne Simmons, 46, worked as a union carpenter until March 26, 2014, when he was shocked by thousands of volts of electricity on IPL s Petersburg Power Plant, according to the Indiana Lawyer. He has been unable to work and under medical care and pain management since that time. In mediation, attorneys for IPL had offered $50,000.