Joseph Cargal, 68, was operating a tractor-trailer early one rainy morning on a four-lane roadway. David Forehand, a FedEx truck driver, was traveling in the opposite direction when he swerved to avoid a branch in the roadway. His truck collided head-on with Cargal’s truck. Cargal suffered blunt force trauma and severe burns and died at […]
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$4.5 Million Settlement for Distracted Driving That Caused Broadside Crash
Ms. Doe, 51, was turning left on a green light turn signal when the driver of a commercial van that was travelling at approximately 55 mph ran a red light. The commercial van broadsided Ms. Doe’s vehicle. Doe suffered multiple injuries, including a head injury, rib fractures, and pneumothorax — a collapsed lung. Ms. Doe […]
$1.8 Million Settlement in Failure to Yield Right-of-Way Crash
Jaime Monroy Jr. and Jonathan Campos were traveling in a car through an intersection when the vehicle driven by Stacey Suchio Poon allegedly turned left in front of Monroy and Campos. Monroy, the driver, could not stop in time and the vehicles collided. Monroy suffered cervical and lumbar sprains and a torn left meniscus. He […]
U.S. District Court Finds Relation Back Doctrine Applied in Truck Crash Case
The plaintiff, William Kleronomos, filed a two-count complaint against William Sackmaster, claiming negligence in causing a 2014 vehicular crash in Chicago. Sackmaster’s employer, Aim Transfer & Storage, was also sued for vicarious liability. Kleronomos uncovered evidence in discovery that Sackmaster allegedly failed “multiple drug tests,” caused several other crashes, was rehired after being fired for […]
$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 […]
$13 Million Jury Verdict in Fatal Head-On Car Crash
Michelle Anderson, 36, was driving in the southbound lane of the highway when Calvin Adams, traveling in the opposite direction, attempted to pass a line of traffic in a no-passing zone. Adams crossed the centerline and struck Anderson’s car head-on. Both drivers were killed in the crash. Anderson was survived by her husband and three […]
$8.9 Jury Verdict in Catastrophic Injuries to Motorcyclist Hit in T-Bone Collision
John Pesci, 60, was driving his motorcycle through an intersection when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Jacklynn Barke. She had run a red light. It was a T-bone collision. He suffered a fractured right leg, as well as a fractured skull, jaw, and nose. He underwent 13 surgeries before he was able […]
$2.18 Million Jury Verdict for Serious Injuries to Bicyclist Injured by Negligent Operation of Vehicle
Mary Mitchell, 62, was riding her bicycle in a crosswalk at an intersection. Steven Anderson pulled out of a supermarket parking lot, drove through the intersection, and hit Mitchell, causing her to suffer a fractured right hip and wrist. Mitchell had surgery on her wrist and hip and later required physical therapy. Several years after […]
After $41.86 Million Jury Verdict, Parties Settle for $46 Million in Truck Rear-Ending Motorcyclist
Dominic Consolazio suffered from a seizure disorder that was unresponsive to medicine at times. He was employed by Southern California Gas Co. in a position that required him to drive a company truck. One morning, he was driving on a Los Angeles County street en route to a job site when he suffered a seizure. […]
$2.82 Million Jury Verdict in Truck Crash Caused by Fallen Ladder on Interstate Highway
Brandon Jackson, 27, was driving his 18-wheeler truck on an interstate highway when he drove over a ladder that had fallen off a Charter Communications’ work van. After driving over the ladder, his truck suffered three tire blowouts, which caused him to lose control of his truck. It overturned and hit a tree. He suffered […]