Tim Farley Secures Strong Damages Verdict in Admitted Liability Truck Accident

On February 19, 2026, after a six-day jury trial in Western District of Washington, Tacoma, Tim Farley obtained a significant defense win on behalf of a truck driver and his employer.  In Lescher v. UE Line, Inc. et un, Case No. 2:24-cv-01859-GJL, an admitted liability motor vehicle accident, Plaintiff claimed substantial permanent injury and non-economic damages related to a hip labral tear, presenting a $1 million-plus lifecare plan including a future hip-replacement surgery.  Plaintiff employed the common tactic of demanding policy limits early in the case before the claim could be investigated and then demanding many millions in all later negotiations, rejecting a million-dollar policy limit offer.

At trial, Tim emphasized the routine nature of hip arthroscopy, Plaintiff’s gap in treatment, Plaintiff’s reasonable recovery, and the lack of evidentiary support for the future surgery and lifecare plan.  Plaintiff then asked the jury for $5 million.  After deliberation, the jury awarded Plaintiff her full $135,409.96 in past medical specials, but only $91,914 of the claimed future medicals and $115,000 in general damages.