U.S. Federal District Court Rules That Insurer is Estopped from Cutting...
In the wrongful death case for Lee Lindemann, filed on behalf of the Estate of Sue Ann Lindemann, the U.S. District Court ruled that estoppel blocked National Fire & Marine Insurance Co. from...
View ArticleState Appellate Court Affirms $38 Million Jury Verdict Where Evidence of...
David Ford’s wife and son (the plaintiffs) filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. after David Ford died as a result of injuries he suffered while working as a contractor at Ford Motor’s...
View Article$4 Million Settlement for Death of Driver Killed by Wheel Detached from Truck
Doe, age 26, was driving on a highway when a wheel detached from a truck driven by a trade school student on the opposite side of the road. The detached wheel crashed through Doe’s windshield killing...
View Article$280 Million Jury Verdict in Head-On Truck Crash on Interstate Highway...
While driving a Schnitzer Steel Industries tractor-trailer on an interstate highway, Kenneth Cathey crossed the center line and collided head-on with an SUV driven by Carrie Jones. There were five...
View Article$20 Million Verdict in Wrongful Death Caused by Negligence of Bus Driver
Hunter Brown, 25, was traveling to California on a Greyhound bus late at night. The bus stopped at a rest stop and Brown left the bus to use the facilities. When the bus driver, Arthur Coley, began to...
View Article$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...
View Article$18 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Yield Right-of-Way Lawsuit, Death,...
Yijing Chen, 26, was walking with his mother, Hong Fen Shen, 53, along a public sidewalk near a freeway on-ramp. When the traffic signal turned green, Chen and his mother walked across the on-ramp. A...
View Article$7.7 Million Jury Verdict in Improper Lane Change Crash
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...
View Article$21.6 Million Jury Verdict in Tragic Death of Child in Failure to Yield to...
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...
View Article$20 Million Settlement in Failure to Ensure Safe Workplace in Elevator Death...
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...
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