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Family's SUV slams into 18-wheeler parked on side of freeway. $150 million for wrongful death. Los Angeles County. (JNOV/new trial granted)

Summary

SUV pulling a trailer slams into tractor-trailer truck parked off freeway; mother, father and one child die; two surviving children witness deaths. $150 million in non-economic damages, plus costs and interests.

JNOV granting new trial to determine the comparative negligence of plaintiffs' decedent driver and defendant trucking company.

 

The Case

  • Court and Case Number: Los Angeles County Superior Court – Central / PC051705
  • Type of Case: Wrongful Death
  • Type of Result: Jury Verdict

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:
    Law Offices of Brian Brandt by Brian Brandt, Upland.
    Purcell Law by Christopher Purcell, Santa Ana.
  • Attorney for the Defendant:
    McElfish Law Firm by Raymond McElfish and Tyrone Toczauer, West Hollywood. (trial attorneys)
    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, by Richard Doren and Julian Poon, Los Angeles. (Post-trial motions).
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