Mother of 1 ½ year old vs Motorist
N/AOUTCOME: Settlement $750,000
Client was the mother of a 1 ½ year old child who was accidently backed over and killed in the family driveway by her father. Insurance carrier for the vehicle claimed the father was not negligent sinc ... e he put the child in the house and looked behind his vehicle before he backed up a few feet. Insurance policy limits was only $1 million so the client settled to avoid a trial against her line-in boyfriend and father of the deceased child who was unemployed with little, if any money.
