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Automobile-Truck Collisions
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Case name and location
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Type of case and injuries involved
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Verdict or settlement
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| Williams v. McLendon Trucking Co. Inc. et al (Superior Court of Fulton County) |
AUTO / TRUCK COLLISION: Loose tandem wheels--personal injury resulting in cervical laminectomy and 12% disability to body of plaintiff as a whole |
Jury Verdict10/85
$1,212,326.81
($300,000 general damages, $875,000 punitive damages, $28,558 lost wages, $8,768.81 medical)
Affirmed Georgia Court of Appeals 9/87 $1,500,000.00
Consortium claim settled 11/88 $70,000.00
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| Zachery et al v. Schneider Truck Lines et al (United States District Court Northern District of Georgia) |
AUTO / TRUCK COLLISION |
Jury Verdict 10/90 $23,200,000.00
($10,000,000 Wrongful death, $8,200,000 Personal Injury, $5,000,000 Punitive Damages)
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| Norma Fox (Hailey Putnam) v. W. Supply Co. (State Court of Bibb County) |
AUTO / TRUCK COLLISION / WRONGFUL DEATH: Instant Death of 57 year old white female with no income and no dependents
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Jury Verdict07/17/91
$780,000.00
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Oliver v. Lucas Systems (4th Judicial Circuit Court, Duval County, Florida)
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AUTO / TRUCK COLLISION: Multiple acute contusions of neck, back, left pelvis, right knee & right ribs; trauma affecting integrity of discs & spine L5/S1, L4/5, T12/L1 & L2/3; cervical & lumbar strain/sprain; attendant nerve damage |
Settlement
10/96
$100,000.00
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Niemi v. Williams Trucking Svc., et al. (Superior Court of Laurens County)
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AUTO / TRUCK COLLISION: Fractured pelvis, dislocation of the left hip, multiple rib fractures, closed head injury, traumatic brain injury, liver lacerations, fractured transverse process of lumbar spine, right perinephrenic hematoma, multiple abrasions/lacerations, multiple contusions, pulmonary contusion, deviated septum, vertigo
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Consent Judgment: 01/29/96
$875,000.00
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Lareau v. Murrow Enterprises, et al. (Superior Court of Putnam County)
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AUTO / TRUCK COLLISION: Father, son & daughter injured in accident |
$185,775.12 |
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Gleaton v. Ryder, et al. (Superior Court of Peach County)
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AUTO / TRUCK COLLISION: Head abrasion & laceration; Cervical, lumbar sprain/strain; Thoracic compression fracture; labral strain, left shoulder; myofascial pain |
Settlement: 7/2001
$65,000.00
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The case of Webb v. Firestone, Kelsey-Hayes, and General Motors , which went to verdict in March of 1991, was the largest verdict ever brought in against these defendants for a defective multi-piece wheel assembly. Click here to read more.
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