A $3.5 million settlement has been awarded to the family of a man who was killed last January when his van was crushed between two logging trucks. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Ken Gorum trucking company and Gary Fruge, the driver of the logging truck who was responsible for the accident.
Pioneer Drilling Co. has agreed to pay $16 million to the family of a woman who was killed when her vehicle was crushed by equipment that fell off a tractor trailer driven by one of the company’s employees. The driver was not legally qualified to hold a commercial driver’s license.
A Wisconsin husband and wife have been awarded a total of $610, 000 for injuries they sustained when their vehicle was rear-ended by a semi truck. The woman received $550,000 for soft tissue injuries to her neck, shoulders, and upper back.
A jury has found Bynum Transport, Inc. and driver Robert Bohn to be fully responsible for injuries that a 21 year-old woman sustained in a 2007 car accident. The woman was driving her Dodge Neon when she was struck by Bohn’s 18-wheeler.
The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a 2008 settlement awarded to a Virginia Beach woman for a brain injury she sustained in a 2003 car accident caused by a tractor-trailer. Although the trucking company maintained that the woman’s condition existed prior to the crash, their appeal was denied.
In one of the largest personal injury settlements in Kansas state history, a federal jury awarded Terry Frederick $15. 3 million dollars for injuries he sustained in a 2006 late-night tractor-trailer crash.
Hawaii's Department of Transportation is asking commercial truck drivers to obtain the proper permits before they drive on the road.
Investigators are looking into whether a Michigan trucker involved in a Chicago train station crash two weeks ago may have been under the influence of prescription drugs.
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