Collision with SUV leaves motorcycle rider with severe TBI, fractures, and unemployable. $23.9M. San Joaquin County.

Summary

Railroad held liable under alter-ego doctrine for actions of an employee of a subsidiary.

 

The Case

  • Court and Case Number: San Joaquin County Superior Court / STK-CV-UAT-2017-5113
  • Type of Case: Vehicles - Motorcycle
  • Type of Result: Jury Verdict

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    Sadiq Law Firm, P.C. by Shafeeq Sadiq, Stockton.

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    Flesher, Schaff, and Schroeder, Inc., by Jacob D. Flesher, Rocklin; and

    Freeman, Mathis, & Gary, LLP, by Charles H. Horn, San Francisco. (For defendants Vernon John Draper and Central California Traction Company.) 

    Murphy, Campbell, Alliston & Quinn, by Stephanie L. Quinn, Sacramento.  (For Union Pacific Railroad Company.)