Columbia, S.C. , September 19, 2011 – A recent national report’s findings that South Carolina’s rural roads are the most deadly in the nation should serve as a reminder to transportation officials and motorists about the importance of proper road maintenance and responsible behavior behind the wheel, Columbia injury lawyer…
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Pennsylvania Family Awarded $2.9 Million in DUI-Hit-and-Run
The family of a 14-year-old Bensalem, Pennsylvania girl who was killed in a 2004 hit-and-run crash while she was trying to cross a road has been awarded $2.9 million by a Bucks County judge. The case was decided without a jury. The 21-year-old driver that struck the girl was driving…
California Women Awarded $1.2 Million in DUI Civil Lawsuit
Two women, who suffered permanent injuries after an automobile accident with an assistant district attorney in Los Angeles who was driving drunk, agreed to a $1.2 million settlement in a civil lawsuit against the woman. The two women had already been awarded more than $1 million in compensatory damages by…
Family Settles Suit for $250,000 in Head-On Collision
A settlement was reached over a February auto accident in Whiteford Township, Michigan where three people were killed in a head-on crash. The family of one of the deceased, the driver of a Jeep, will be paid $250,000 by the husband of the driver of a Ford F-250 pickup that…
California Family Awarded $29.2 Million in Tragic Car Accident
The family of two children that died in November 2006 in a head-on collision on Highway 12 near Fairfield, California has been awarded $29.2 million by a Solano County jury. The driver of an SUV crossed the center line and slammed into the oncoming passenger car leaving the two children…
Woman Sues Carnival After Trailer Hits Her Car
A lawsuit has been filed by an East Texas woman against Austin A. McWhorter, Lon McWhorter and Mac’s Carnival and Attractions after a trailer carrying carnival equipment detached from its Ford truck and hit her vehicle on May 14, 2009. The woman was a passenger in a 2008 Dodge Ram…
Family Awarded $1.68 Million Following Auto Accident
NewsandSentinel.com reports a Parkersburg, West Virginia family has been awarded $1.68 million by a jury for injuries suffered in a 2009 auto accident.
Lawsuit Filed Following Auto Accident Which Killed Teen
The family of a 17-year-old who died in a vehicle accident in Enfield, Connecticut last year has filed a lawsuit against the driver, and the driver’s father, Democratic State Rep. Matthew Conway, reports CTnow.com.
$20 Million Personal Injury Settlement Sets Records
In what court officials say is the largest settlement in Outagamie County, WI court history, The Post Crescent reports the family of a 4 year old girl will receive a $20 million settlement.
Suit Filed In Deadly Georgia Church Van Crash
Georgia’s WTVM reports the family of a 20-year-old who died as the result of a fatal church van crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the maker of the 1986 Dodge van.