Vehicles - Truck vs. Auto

Heavy dump truck strikes vehicle at stop sign. Defense claims low-impact accident.

Defendant maintains he did not cause the accident, a head-on collision with the rear axle of a semi-truck.

Extent and treatment of back injuries contested at trial.

Tow truck strikes vehicle after failing to stop at traffic light.

Serious injuries to thee family members when pickup truck with trailer strikes their vehicle at intersection.

Plaintiff says at scene that he doesn't require treatment, later claims back injury.

Trucking company admitted liability but contested the extent of future medical damages. A large excess-liability policy was discovered during trial.

Dump truck driver sideswipes small car and says he did not realize there had been a collision.

Both drivers were making right-hand turns when they collided.

Plaintiff beats 998 and gets substantial non-economic damages in verdict when defendant trucker claims plaintiff's driver was at fault.

A driver who had been drinking says freeway accident was caused by trucker, not him, and that a subsequent impact from a third vehicle was caused by that vehicle's negligent driver.

Ph.D. candidate who had already produced several movies claims his life/career will never be the same after brain injury and head pain following auto accident.  Defense says brain damage claims are unfounded.

Liability is disputed when auto and asphalt truck collide, causing plaintiff's vehicle to hit a tree.

Logging truck rear-ends car at low speed but with heavy impact. Female, 19, has surgery for cervical injury but pain persists. Jury awards $1.2 million.