Truck vs. Semi on Interstate 65
Sep 30, 2016OUTCOME: The parties participated in pre-suit mediation and the matter was resolved without litigation.
Our client was the driver in a pick-up truck on the interstate that had stopped due to an accident ahead. He was accompanied by his wife. The defendant semi-driver failed to recognize the stopped traf ... fic and smashed into our client’s vehicle, killing his wife and causing serious physical injury to our client. Our client was entrapped for nearly 90 minutes before being rescued by emergency personnel. Poynter & Bucheri hired a trucking engineer to inspect the semi and it was revealed that the semi had faulty brakes. We sent our client to be evaluated by a forensic psychiatrist who determined that in addition to his substantial bodily injury, he suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. An Indiana University economics professor was hired to determine the economic damages.