Etta Moore was born with spina bifida, which paralyzed her from the knees down. She often traveled using a motorized scooter. On Sept. 30, 2015, a motor vehicle that was operated by Teresa Mandell struck Moore while she was crossing a roadway on her scooter. Moore was taken to a…
Adelaida Anderson operated a standup forklift at a FedEx warehouse in Effingham, Ill. While pulling a load in July 2017, she hit a bump and fell out of the forklift onto the floor. The forklift continued moving and ran over her leg and seriously injured her; eventually her leg had…
Late on the night of Nov. 13, 2015, Logan Bland and his friend, Kyle George, were at Q Bar, which was owned by Q-West Inc., where they were regulars. Bland became intoxicated and was cut off from further alcoholic beverages. In the meantime, Bland got into a fight with George.…
Oberlin Garcia, 50, worked as a commercial truck driver. He arrived at a chemical plant owned and operated by BASF Corp. On arrival, he checked in with a BASF staff member and was instructed to prepare his tanker for the unloading of a hazardous chemical for delivery. Garcia was told…
Lennox Hinckson, 65, was working as an elevator maintenance and repair person for Alimak Elevator Co. He was scheduled to perform standby services at the Holcim cement plant while senior executives toured the plant. On the second day of Hinckson’s standby service, a Holcim employee allegedly asked Hinckson to repair…
Joshua Hernandez, 17 and a student, was a passenger in his friend’s car when a tractor-trailer driven by Nathan Harris for Phenix Transportation West Inc. crashed into the Hernandez vehicle in an intersection. Hernandez suffered brain injuries in the crash and now requires full-time care. His medical expenses were approximately…
Michael Frasier was invited to a Fourth of July cookout at the home of Robert and Laura O’Black. A large raft with a solid center was placed in the O’Blacks’ in-ground swimming pool, where Frasier and other guests were roughhousing. Frasier dove onto the raft, propelled forward, and launched into…
Anthony Bearden was walking along the shoulder of a residential road when Lloyd Young approached in a Jeep Grand Cherokee and struck him. Bearden suffered orthopedic surgeries and a traumatic brain injury. He now requires the use of a wheelchair and suffers from pain and mental distress. Bearden sued Young,…
Ciara Smith, 13, was riding her bike with her friend in Redondo Beach, Cal. When Ciara came to the Pacific Coast Highway, she intended to use the crosswalk to cross the roadway. Ciara left the curb ramp and her handlebar came in contact with the right side of a bus.…
After turning right onto a northbound roadway, Victoria Waits Cofer’s vehicle was struck on the driver’s side by a fully loaded tractor-trailer that had just changed lanes. Cofer, 56, suffered a brain bleed, abdominal injuries and multiple fractures. She died approximately 2½ months later. Cofer’s medical expenses totaled $500,000. She…