Vehicles - Truck vs. Auto

$17.4 million to 27-year-old filmmaker after crash; defense claims no objective evidence of brain injury. San Diego County.

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.

Case Name: Sheaffer v. NuCO2
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, June 03, 2015
Type of Case: Vehicles - Truck vs. Auto

Asphalt truck collides with plaintiff's car. Multiple fractures. $2 million. Santa Barbara County.

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

Case Name: Maryanne Knight v. Ramsey Asphalt Construction Corporation, Estate of Melvin E. Dworak III
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Type of Case: Vehicles - Truck vs. Auto

$1.2 million award to young driver for neck and back pain with surgery following rear-ender. Sacramento County.

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.

Case Name: Elliott v. Lewis, Rick Vance Trucking, and Rick Vance
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Type of Case: Vehicles - Truck vs. Auto