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A five-week motor vehicle accident trial resulting in a $15.7 million verdict against a Toyota dealer was one of Pennsylvania's largest verdicts of 2013, according to the PaLaw Annual Report on the Legal Profession.
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The jury also awarded $4.3 million to five other plaintiffs in the case for a total finding of $15.7 million in liability against Central City Toyota, which maintained the car in which the doctor was injured.
The firm received a "Tier 1" ranking, which was the result of "a combination of clients' impressive feedback [and] the high regard that lawyers in other firms in the same practice area have" for the firm.