"We have noted your firm's blog testimonial stating that Utah attorney, Ron Kramer, obtained a $1.63 million verdict against The Cincinnati Insurance Company. Your statement is not only misleading, it is false. The amount of the verdict in the case to which the blog refers was $1,059,500 and was later reduced by agreement of the parties to $1,025,000. Accordingly, The Cincinnati Insurance Company requests that you promptly either retract or correct the blatantly false information you have published on the blog."

I went back to check my source to see if I was mistaken about my number. My source was "Utah Law Talk" (http://www.utahlawtalk.com/2008/10/1-63-million-jury-verdict-%E2%80%94-ins-company%E2%80%99s-top-offer-230000.html) and it says, "The trial lasted seven days. At the end, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of $1,630,000."

I don't know if Utah Law Talk has it wrong or Mr. Huller has it wrong. However, here is what I do know, Mr. Huller didn't mention anything about the Insurance company only offering $230,000 for an injury that a Utah jury, which has a very conservative reputation, valued at over a million dollars, no matter whose numbers are correct. Either Ron Kramer is one of the greatest lawyers the state of Utah has ever known or Cincinnati Insurance was low balling the innocent and significantly injured plaintiff in the case. Which is it Mr. Huller?

Mr. Huller points out in his letter to me that, "The amount of the verdict...was $1,059,500 and was later reduced by agreement of the parties to $1,025,000." That certainly was some great negotiating on Cincinnati Insurance's part -- they got Ron to reduce the amount by 3.2%. Impressive. Did they use a threat to appeal the case to get a 3.2% reduction? Or was there law mandated set offs that each side agreed were proper and that's how Cincinnati Insurance saved their stock holders $34,500 after they cost them a bundle with their questionable settlement offer.

I wonder what Cincinnati Insurance Companies' defense attorneys told them was the value of the plaintiff's claim and how much Cincinnati Insurance spent on the defense of the case. Do you care to enlighten us Mr. Huller?