$74 million
$52 million
$98 million
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The jury found the asphalt company guilty of wrongful death and awarded the victim’s family damages totaling:
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Poor Paving Led to Fatal Vehicle Collision
CONSTRUCTION
wrongful death
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$9 million
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While the driver was not sued, the asphalt company that was hired to resurface the road was charged with neglecting to add a safety wedge to the edge of the road, making it impossible for the truck driver to re-enter the roadway safely.
A mother and her 12-year-old twins were traveling in northern Kentucky when they were struck by a chassis cab truck. The truck’s rear tires veered off the edge of a newly paved road, causing the truck to partially lift. The driver of the truck entered the opposing lane, killing the mom.
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The jury found that the driver was liable for the accident. It determined that the damages totaled:
The jury found the asphalt company guilty of wrongful death and awarded the victims damages totaling:
$30 million
$22 million
$43 million
$87 million
The court found the tractor-trailer operator and the trucking company he was employed by liable and awarded the victims:
Tractor-Trailor Crash Ended Nurse’s Career
MOTOR VEHICLE
PERSONAL INJURY
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Motor vehicle
personal injury
Tractor Trailor Crash Ended Nurse’s Career
One early spring day as a nurse was traveling in northwestern Indiana, her vehicle was rear-ended by a truck driver. The collision caused multiple injuries and permanent disability that effectively ended the victim’s 25-year nursing career, restricted her daily living and impaired both her and her husband emotionally.
The plaintiff sought remuneration for past and future medical costs and lost wages.
$60 million
$15 million
The jury determined that the defendants were liable and assigned the majority of the damages to the freight company:
Trucker’s Overreaction Caused Fatal Crash
The victim’s sons sought recovery of wrongful death damages.
A truck driver who was only a year and a half away from retirement was killed when his rig, traveling on a Texas highway, was struck head-on by a second truck driver attempting to avoid a fallen branch. The second driver claimed his employer, a global freight company, had been negligent in supervising and training him, which implicated the freight company in the lawsuit.
motor vehicle
$77 million
$81 million
$103 million
Customer Assaulted by a Store Thief
PREMISES LIABILITY
COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
The victim sought damages for severe skull and brain injuries, alleging that the company that owned the store failed to properly train store personnel in robbery and violence prevention.
A man unwittingly entered a Washington State convenience store while a robbery was in progress. The thief, fleeing the store, entered the man’s car, which had been left open in the store’s parking lot. When the man came face-to-face with the thief, he was violently and repeatedly attacked with a baseball bat.
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When the company was found liable, the jury awarded the largest compensatory damages amount for one person in the state’s history:
premises liability
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