Record-breaking Lenawee County jury verdict – Car accident

Personal injury lawyer gets $2.1 million jury verdict for car accident victim struck by negligent teen driver

Michigan Auto Law won a $2.1 million jury verdict on behalf of our client Douglas Mayher, a car accident victim whose vehicle was struck at an intersection by a speeding teenage driver, Jennifer Martin. Martin was passing a truck on the right gravel shoulder, lost control and crashed into Mayher’s vehicle. Mayher had to be removed by the Jaws of Life and had a traumatic brain injury among many other serious personal injuries.

Mayher returned to work after the car accident, part-time. He underwent traumatic brain injury rehabilitation for more than three years. The defense argued that his brain injury was resolved shortly after the accident, and that the entire claim was questionable. Michigan Lawyers Weekly published the details of the case, which was one of the highest jury verdicts for a car accident lawsuit in Lenawee County.

Here’s the Michigan Lawyers Weekly story: Record-breaking Lenawee County jury verdict – Car accident

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Published: Oct 5, 2009 | Updated: Apr 14, 2026

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Steve M. Gursten, Attorney,
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Steven Gursten, attorney at Michigan Auto Law and one of the most successful auto accident attorneys in Michigan. Michigan Auto Law represents people seriously injured in car, truck, motorcycle, and bus accidents, including catastrophic injury, traumatic brain injury, and No-Fault insurance cases. Steven has recovered the largest reported auto and truck accident settlement of any Michigan lawyer, and has been named Michigan Lawyer of the Year and a Top 50 Michigan Super Lawyer.

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