Joseph P. Shannon's Legal Cases (5)

Personal injury

Taxicab on Pedestrian Crash

May 12, 2015

OUTCOME: Verdict: $897,740.81 ($500,000 in punitive damages)

A taxicab struck our client in a marked crosswalk. Our investigation revealed that there was no way the driver should have been driving the cab based on past driving record and violent criminal history ... . The cab company never bothered to look into the driver's prior employment or commercial driving experience or criminal background. In May 2015, Shannon Law Group tried the case, convincing the jury that the cab company was not only negligent, but wantonly disregarded public safety by putting a grossly unqualified and dangerous driver behind the wheel of its cab. The jury awarded our client $500,000 in punitive damages to deter such conduct in the future, in addition to a substantial compensatory award for our client's injuries, recovery, lost work, and pain and suffering.

Trucking accident

Truck driver injured by negligent loading

Jan 15, 2010

OUTCOME: $1.2 million settlement

Company's agent negligently loaded giant steel ring and caused the ring to severely injure our client.

Personal injury

Taluc v. C.H. Robinson, et.al.

Mar 20, 2009

OUTCOME: Combined verdict of $23.75 million, affirmed on appeal by the appellate court

On April 1, 2004, a 40-ton semi-tractor trailer was traveling Northbound on I-55 and carrying a full load of potatoes. Near the Route 30 exit in Plainfield Township, the truck driven by DeAn Henry of U ... tah crashed into the back of nearly-stopped traffic resulting in a deadly crash that involved ten vehicles total.

Personal injury

Bicyclist v. Bicyclist

Dec 10, 2007

OUTCOME: $685,000 settlement

Bicyclist negligently turned in front of our client, severely injuring our client.

Personal injury

Motorcycle Crash

N/A

OUTCOME: Settlement: $1,000,000

Our client was riding his motorcycle along a two lane highway in rural Wisconsin. A pickup truck towing a 20+ foot trailer suddenly turned left in front of him from a right hand on-ramp across two lan ... es of traffic and into the highway median. The trailer blocked our client's lane of travel and a truck in the other lane prevented him from taking evasive action. Our client struck the overhanging trailer and permanently injured his leg. Our investigation revealed that the bad driver was not properly licensed. Shannon Law Group was able to resolve the case, obtaining a $1,000,000 settlement for our client.

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