$3.5 Million Settlement for Truck Accident Wrongful Death Case
N/AOUTCOME: $3.5 Million
Our client, a 25-year-old man from Portsmouth, VA was trapped in a passenger vehicle and lost his life after the vehicle he was in collided with a commercial big rig. The trucker, during deposition ... , admitted that he did not see the passenger vehicle until a few seconds before he hit the car. I also established that the story given by the truck driver to the state troopers was inaccurate. The defense argued that the driver caused the crash by going 25 mph on the highway at night without hazards on. The big rig operator, however, violated several safety rules from the Virginia CDL Manual. I also uncovered evidence of poorly controlled diabetes which the trucker had failed to adequately treat prior to the crash by not following doctor's orders and not taking his medication properly. After all the evidence was presented, I was able to secure a $3.5 million settlement. The funds will go to my client's only surviving beneficiary, his five-year-old daughter.