Joseph Sheridan v. Wisconsin Central Ltd.
In November 2021, attorneys Eric E. Holman and Julius W. Gernes obtained a very favorable verdict in an admitted liability train v. train collision case brought by WCL engineer Joseph Sheridan in the Western District of Wisconsin. After a four-day trial that included testimony from a dozen expert witnesses, Sheridan’s counsel asked the jury to award $9,300,000 in damages during closing arguments. The jurors, however, reportedly appreciated the focus and persuasiveness of our defense presentation, theories, and themes. Ultimately, the jury awarded a net total of only $250,000 in this admitted liability case (less than 1/37th of what Sheridan’s counsel requested in closing arguments).