$2 Million Settlement for Traumatic Brain Injury Suffered by Minor in Failure to Obey Red Light

Doe, age 7, was riding in a van operated by his classmate’s mother. As the van entered an intersection that was controlled by a traffic light, Roe, an employee of a contracting company, collided with the van, which caused it to strike a telephone pole.

Both Doe and his classmates were ejected and landed on the roadway. Doe suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Doe’s family sued the contracting company and his classmate’s mother alleging liability for the crash. The Doe family claimed that Roe’s choosing not to stop at a red light caused the crash.

The defendants disputed that Doe had suffered at TBI, arguing that he had struggled in school due to a learning disability. The defendants blamed one another for the crash.

The parties settled in mediation for $2 million.

The attorneys handling this case for the Doe family were John E. Zydron and Robert G. Byrum.

Doe v. Roe, Undisclosed Docket.

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