Man Injured in Car Collision with Tour Bus Awarded $5 Million in Damages

By Andrew Weatherford

Published on August 08, 2009

A New York jury has awarded $5 million in damages to a man who suffered a severe head injury in a 2003 car collision with a tour bus. David Goodwick was in the backseat of a car traveling through the Lincoln Tunnel when a bus operated by Northeaster Tour, Inc. struck his vehicle from behind.

Goodwick suffered a closed head trauma that impaired his reasoning and motor skills, according to attorney, Jeff Korek. Korek argued that his client's injuries prevented him from fulfilling his duties as CEO of Leverage Marketing Group, a Connecticut-based company that he had founded. Because he was no longer able to run the business and manage his employees, Goodwick was forced to sell his company.

At the conclusion of the seven-week trial, Goodwick was awarded $1 million for past pain and suffering, $1 million for future pain and suffering, $1 million for past lost earnings, and $2 million for future lost earnings.

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