Woman wins $16 million crosswalk verdict 
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: March 31, 2011
Tags: automobile accident, California, crosswalk, pedestrians
A young doctor who was permanently disabled after being struck in a crosswalk has been awarded $16 million by a jury, largely because the city knew the crossing was dangerous.
Woman to receive $4.5 million settlement for bus accident in crosswalk
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: February 7, 2011
Tags: automobile accident, brain injury, bus, pedestrians, Washington
A Seattle woman struck by a Metro bus while she was in a crosswalk on Seattle’s Alaskan Way in 2008 has reached a $4.5 million settlement with King County.
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.
Jury awards $500K to woman hit by police car
By:
Justin Rebello
Published: October 8, 2009
Tags: pedestrians, police car
A federal jury has decided a pedestrian struck and injured by a Beaverton, Ore. police car while crossing a highway in 2007 is entitled to more than $500,000.
The deadly silence of the electric car
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: September 23, 2009
Tags: car crash, electric car, pedestrians
As hybrids proliferate and major automakers such as Nissan and General Motors prepare to launch battery electric vehicles next year, some automakers are seeking to address concerns in the United States and Japan that the nearly noiseless vehicles may be so quiet that they pose a threat to pedestrians.
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