$8 Million Settlement Awarded to Illinois Man Hit by Snowplow in 2019 An Iowa state board has approved an $8 million payment to an Illinois man who was permanently disabled after being hit by an Iowa Transportation Department snowplow in 2019. The settlement was approved by a three-member Iowa State Appeal Board to Terry Bunting, […]
Texas Court Approves $12.45 Million Truck Accident Settlement A jury settlement of $12.45 million has been approved by a Texas appellate court, in favor of a couple injured in a rear-end truck accident in 2012. The victim’s attorneys won the large verdict in the 129th District Court of Harris County, Texas in 2019. The accident […]
Hoboken Resident Wins $1 Million Settlement in Drunk Driving Case Ivonne Sanchez, a Hoboken resident, won a $1 million settlement in a drunk driving lawsuit. In March of 2007, Ivonne Sanchez was involved in a car accident in Linden, New Jersey, caused by an intoxicated driver, Timothy Cavigliano. She was one of two victims. Cavigliano […]
Phoenix Agrees to Pay $3M Settlement in Fatal Firetruck Accident The Phoenix City Council has approved a $3 million settlement with the family of a 19-year old woman who died in 2019 after her car was hit by a firetruck. The Phoenix firetruck was dispatched to a call near 29th Avenue and Bethany Home Road. […]
$4.175 Million Settlement Awarded for Driver Injured After Wisconsin Tanker Truck Crash A $4,175,000 settlement was awarded on January 10, 2022, on behalf of a Wisconsin resident who was seriously wounded when his pickup truck was hit by a tanker truck. The settlement was obtained immediately before jury selection in Walworth County Circuit Court. The […]
$1 Billion Verdict Issued By Jury Against Two Shipping Carriers Involved in Fatal Collision On August 20, 2021, a jury in Nassau County, Florida issued a $1 billion verdict against two motor carriers who were declared negligent for their role in two 2017 collisions that occurred on the same evening and near the same location. […]
Rise of Semi-Truck Auto Accidents Pennsylvania Raises Questions About Safety The state of Pennsylvania became concerned with semi-truck safety after the increase in new semi-truck accidents in Cranberry Township. Countless truck accidents have left innocent motorists severely injured and some have been fatal. While reports rise, the Pennsylvania government is taking very little action. If […]
Increase in Small Trucking Verdicts and Settlements According to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry is seeing an increase in small verdict settlements that are less than $1 million. The settlements are also becoming more frequent and severe. The rise in these cases can be attributed to lax state tort laws, negative […]
$5 Million Is Awarded in a Pedestrian Accident in Monterey Golden State Portables agreed to a $5 million wrongful death settlement in the 2019 death of a pedestrian in Monterey. According to the Monterey Police Department, Joy Judd was walking east on the southwest crosswalk of Pacific and Madison around 9 a.m. during her morning […]
$30m Ruling Against FedEx Freight After Fatal Collision in Texas A jury in Harris County in Texas handed down the verdict. David Forehand, the driver of a FedEx Freight truck, was held 49% responsible for the crash that took the life of Joseph Cargel. Cargel was driving for XPO Logistics at the time. FedEx was […]
- 1
- 2
