On behalf of Dr. Bulb, the lawyer offered $27,000 (always make the offer divisible by three – Mailey suggested). After months of discovery, the case went to trial, Judge Break Thebank presiding. Every time, Mailey objected, the objection was denied. After closing argument the jurors were in tears for this young girl who was wheeled into the courtroom like a grotesque statue. Mailey prepped his client for the bad news. “I’m afraid this is going to be a huge verdict against you”. He suggested the Doctor look into Chapter 7 bankruptcy before the verdict was read. Dim called Luigi who told him to wait until the verdict came in and then declare bankruptcy. That way, he wouldn’t need to re-try the case again in Bankruptcy. Of course the jury came in with a verdict of $5,000,000 against Dr. Bulb. The Mailey asked the Judge to set aside the verdict as excessive, but the Judge denied the motion. An appeal was promised. At that point Mailey approached the attorney for the other side and said, his client had no insurance and owned nothing in his own name, and that his income was now reduced and he could always declare bankruptcy to clear the debt. Given those facts, $240,000 was all he could offer. The lawyer talked it over with the family of the brain damaged girl and said he couldn’t settle for less than $1 Million.