Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-3783
02-26-2021
EDELMIRO PEREZ -GARCIA, JR., Plaintiff, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.
JUDGMENT AND ORDER
AND NOW, this 26th day of February, 2021, following a bench trial on February 22, 2021, and for the reasons stated in the Court's Memorandum filed with this Judgment and Order, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Judgment is entered in favor of Edelmiro Perez-Garcia, Jr. and against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm") in the total amount of Thirty-One Thousand and Two Dollars ($31,002), which total is reached by adding:
a. $10,002 for lost wages after a credit for the $5,000 paid by first party benefits; and
b. $21,000 for pain-and-suffering and loss of life's pleasures after a credit for $42,000 previously received by Mr. Perez-Garcia from his underinsured benefits in his State Farm automobile insurance policy ($27,000) and the third party's policy liability limits ($15,000).
2. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Henry S . Perkin
HENRY S. PERKIN
United States Magistrate Judge