Calva-Cerqueira v. United States
N/AOUTCOME: Verdict for Plaintiffs $20 million
A $20 million verdict after a bench trial in Calva-Cerqueira v. United States, a D.C. Federal Court case involving brain injury and paralysis. The plaintiff, who was only 18-years-old at the time of th ... e accident, was hit by a Smithsonian Institution bus, when the bus driver ran through a red light while speeding.