Jennifer Rebholz (Of Counsel-Phoenix, AZ) and Jenna Vance (Associate-Phoenix, AZ) won an extremely favorable verdict in a civil jury trial in Phoenix, Arizona, on behalf of the firm’s apartment complex client. The plaintiff alleged a myriad of significant physical injuries including necrotizing fasciitis with more than $400,000 in medical specials, claiming a closet rod fell on her in her apartment. The plaintiff had sought $4 million in damages, but Jennifer and Jenna focused on the plaintiff’s intentional act of punching the wall as the cause of her injuries. Jenna’s direct of the treating physicians established glaring inconsistencies between the medical records and the plaintiff’s testimony, casting tremendous doubt on the plaintiff’s veracity. During an aggressive cross-examination of the plaintiff, Jennifer restrained from pointing out previously admitted photographs that conclusively refuted claims of the alleged dangerous condition, waiting instead to emphasize that to the jury during a particularly damning closing argument. Jennifer’s closing further focused on the plaintiff’s admission during her own counsel’s direct that our client’s maintenance staff had been in her unit on multiple occasions prior to the incident, further refuting claims of wrongdoing against the client. After deliberating for less than three hours, the jury found the plaintiff 90 percent at fault for her injuries, which the jury limited to a paltry $15,000. That netted a verdict against the insured of only $1,500. Because that was a mere fraction of client’s pre-trial offer of judgment, client is entitled to a considerable monetary judgment against the plaintiff, providing substantial leverage against the threat of post-judgment motions and appeals.