Articles
- Preventability Article
- Low Impact Accident
- Driver's Response to Accidents
- Deposition Article
- PMTA Article
Cases
- Moser v. Crete Carrier
- Ward v. Jones Motor
- Gallagher v. Crete Carrier Corporation--Post-Trial Motion Denied
- Martin v. J.P. Donmoyer
- Johnson v. Shaffer Trucking
- Gallagher v. Crete Carrier Corporation
- Stevens v. D.M. Bowman
- Dunn v. Crete Carrier Corp.
- Lindh v. Phipps, Carlisle Carrier Corporation
- Sprester Decision
- Ecker Superior Court Decision
- Croyle Superior Court
- Croyle
- Croyle Post Trial
Federal Court in NC denied Plaintiff's discovery motion, limiting the discoverability of logs and satellite tracking records to 8 days.
Defense verdict in passenger action against automobile driver and truck driver that was making a left turn. The Superior Court affirmed the verdict and affirmed evidentiary rulings including the inadmissibility of the determination of preventability and that the post-accident drug and alcohol test results were not discoverable.
A $0 verdict in an admitted liability case was affirmed by the Federal Court in Connecticut. The Court reviewed the medical evidence in support of the jury's rejection of Plaintiff's claimed injuries. It also affirmed evidentiary rulings permitting introduction of misstatements on job applications, past drug usage, and prior treatment for depression and insomnia. In closing, Plaintiff's counsel had asked the jury to award $700K.
$75,000 verdict in York County in an action for wrongful death and survival damages from a left turn accident involving Defendant's driver for which Plaintiff demanded $5 million. Plaintiff alleged that the vena cava filter installed as a result of the bilateral ankle fractures sustained in the accident caused Plaintiff's death when a clot formed on the filter. The jury did not award any damages for the claimed death of Plaintiff due to the accident. It awarded $75,000 for the eighteen months he lived after the accident, including lost wages.
Verdict for our client--Cumberland Cty, PA. Plaintiff and another truck made contact, resulting in a collision with our client's truck. Plaintiff sued for damage to her car. We counterclaimed/cross claimed for damage to our client's truck. The jury awarded damages for our truck, finding each of the other parties 50% responsible for the accident.
Defense verdict--U.S.Dist.Ct., Ct. Liability was admitted in this rear-end accident. Plaintiff asked the jury to award him $750,000 based upon allegations of $22,000 in medical expenses to date and a claimed need for future surgery costing $70,000. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Defendants, finding that Plaintiff did not prove a causal relation.
$15,000 verdict--U.S.Dist.Ct., E.D.Pa. Liability was admitted. Plaintiff claimed a torn rotator cuff in the accident and demanded more than $300,000. The jury rejected the shoulder claim. It instead awarded $15,000 for the conceded soft tissue injuries.
Minimal verdict--U.S.Dist.Ct., S.D. Ohio. In this Cincinnati trial, liability was admitted. Plaintiff demanded $300,000 based upon $18,000 in medical bills and $60,000 in claimed lost wages based upon an alleged shoulder injury in the accident that resulted in surgery. The jury rejected the shoulder claim and awarded less than $3,000 in medical bills (his ER visit and a couple chiropractor visits for soft tissue complaints). No award was made for lost wages or pain and suffering.
Defense verdict--Ocean County, NJ. Plaintiff claimed that a sideswipe accident with our client's truck caused him to suffer neck injuries resulting in cervical surgery. Prior to our involvement in the case, an arbitrator found Plaintiff's damages to be $150,000 reduced by 50% liability. We assumed the defense and tried to a jury. After twenty-two (22) minutes, the jury found no liability of Defendants.