Jury awards $24.3M to girl run over by dad’s truck 
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 9, 2010
Tags: motor vehicle accident, wrongful death
An Oregon girl whose truck-driver father accidentally ran her over with his big rig has won $24.3 million in damages from the Portland company that a California judge found legally responsible for her injuries.
Drunk man who fell under bus gets $7M
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 4, 2010
Tags: motor vehicle accident, pedestrians
A California transit authority has agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was drunk when he fell under a bus and was run over.
Bus crash victims win $7.5M in NYC Transit suit
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 1, 2010
Tags: motor vehicle accident
New York City Transit was ordered to pay a staggering $7.5 million in damages to a pair of Brooklyn women last week for a bus accident, their lawyer said.
Top Ten Jury Verdicts of 2009
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: January 15, 2010
Tags: breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, DUI, Engle litigation, hormone replacement therapy, medical malpractice, motor vehicle accident, Philip Morris, Prempro, Top Ten Verdicts, workers' compensation
The year’s top verdicts include two drunk driving accidents, one $300 million tobacco verdict, and one verdict in the ongoing Prempro litigation against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. But which verdict was #1? A look back at the top verdicts of the past year.
Paralyzed motorcyclist awarded $44.9M
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 8, 2009
Tags: motor vehicle accident, motorcyclist
A Florida jury late Friday awarded $44.9 million to a Cape Coral man who was paralyzed in a 2006 when his motorcycle was struck by an automobile.
Judge awards $18M for Mo. man hurt in pileup
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 25, 2009
Tags: motor vehicle accident
A Missouri man severely injured in a pileup that killed three people on Interstate 64 last year is entitled to more than $13.8 million from a truck driver and his company, a federal magistrate judge has ruled. The man’s wife has been awarded $4.2 million more.
Woman struck by truck gets $9M
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 14, 2009
Tags: motor vehicle accident
A western New York woman, who ended up partially paralyzed after a Modern Disposal Services truck drove through a stop sign and hit her vehicle four years ago, has accepted a $9 million insurance settlement, her attorneys said Thursday.
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