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A jury awarded more than $10 million to a teenager who has been in a coma since she was hit by a car while crossing an intersection in Millbrae. In 2006, Emily Liou, then 17, was walking in a marked crosswalk in an uncontrolled intersection on El Camino Real when... Continue reading
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A FedEx worker who was struck by a tow truck as she was walking on a street recovered $2.6 million. In 2005, Melissa Tinsley, then 34, was outside her truck when she was hit by Johnathan Ray Nutt, who was driving for TCB Wrecker Service. She sustained a fractured skull,... Continue reading
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A jury awarded $30.2 million to a man paralyzed in a rear-ender under an overpass in Kirkland. In 2007, Koti Hu, then 27, was stopped at a traffic light when he was struck by Michael Savo. Hu claimed that the overpass cast a heavy shadow over his vehicle and the... Continue reading
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A jury awarded $41.8 million to a teenage passenger who was paralyzed in a rollover after one of the pickup truck's tire tread belts detached. In 2009, Rubi Ann Rocha, then 17, was a passenger when she was ejected in the rollover. She's paralyzed from the chest down. Her lawyers... Continue reading
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A teenager who claimed knee and back injuries in a crash with a tractor-trailer agreed to a $400,000 settlement. In 2008, Daniel Hernandez, then 17, was traveling east on W. Military Highway in McAllen. Juan Luis Martinez, working for G and F Freightliner, was driving a tractor-trailer and pulled out... Continue reading
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A jury awarded $96,680 to a man who claimed back and neck injuries in a left-turn crash. In 2007, Danny Isonhood, then 18, was heading west in a pickup truck on Texas Highway 154 in Upshur County. Daniel Couture was heading east in a sedan. Couture turned left in front... Continue reading
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A jury awarded more than $10 million to a teenager who has been in a coma since she was hit by a car while crossing an intersection in Millbrae. In 2006, Emily Liou, then 17, was walking in a marked crosswalk in an uncontrolled intersection on El Camino Real when... Continue reading
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A jury awarded more than $6 million to a woman who alleged a rear-end collision caused painful shoulder injuries. In 2005, Liberti McDonald was driving her minivan in Tehachapi, when it was struck by a vehicle driven by David Biggs. McDonald claimed a bone bruise on her left shoulder developed... Continue reading
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A woman was awarded a little more than $1.3 million for a neck injury she claimed in a low-impact rear-ender in Newark. Hui Chen was rear-ended by Daniel Castro while stopped at a red light on McCarter Highway and Raymound Boulevard. Neither vehicle was badly damaged but Castro's vehicle did... Continue reading
The screams of women and children didn't cause a 100-year-old driver to stop as he backed his large powder blue Cadillac onto a sidewalk across from an elementary school and hit 11 people, including nine children. So people began pounding on his windows screaming for him to stop, a witness... Continue reading
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A jury found a driver mostly responsible for a head-on crash that he tried to blame on the city for failing to maintain its road. In 2006, Kevin Roach, then 18, was driving a car on an old, narrow, two-lane S-curve in Beaumont when he collided with an oncoming pickup... Continue reading
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A man who was struck by a car that motored away when its owner started it via remote control was awarded $78,000. In 2007, Raul Villalobos was walking in the parking lot of Escapade 2001, a Dallas nightclub, when he was struck by the unmanned car owned by Juan Aparicio.... Continue reading
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A man who was struck by a car that motored away when its owner started it via remote control was awarded $78,000. In 2007, Raul Villalobos was walking in the parking lot of Escapade 2001, a Dallas nightclub, when he was struck by the unmanned car owned by Juan Aparicio.... Continue reading
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A man who was struck by a car that motored away when its owner started it via remote control was awarded $78,000. In 2007, Raul Villalobos was walking in the parking lot of Escapade 2001, a Dallas nightclub, when he was struck by the unmanned car owned by Juan Aparicio.... Continue reading
According to the US department of transportation: Among all motor vehicles, motorcycles are the most vulnerable on the road. Because motorcycles do not have seat belts, you can be thrown off your seat in a crash, which can result in serious injury or even death. Imagine your chance for survival... Continue reading
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A woman who sustained multiple fractures in an intersection crash in Jacksonville recovered $571,688. In 2007, Melanie Willis entered the intersection and was broadsided by a dump truck driven by Valerie Powell Shores. She claimed Shores was speeding and her employer was negligent in hiring, training and entrusting her. Willis... Continue reading
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A jury awarded $31.7 million to two sisters who were injured in a collision with a drunken driver who was driving his employer's pickup truck. In 2007, Rocio Landeros, then 16, was driving in a rural area when farm worker Gustavo Davalos Torres ran a stop sign and struck her... Continue reading
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A man who was struck head-on by a truck driver who was on his cell phone was awarded $14.4 million for his disabling injuries. In 2007, Glen Kroeger, then 50, was driving his van when Christopher Bevis struck his vehicle head-on while Bevis was using a cell phone in his... Continue reading
Honda is recalling almost 46,000 Odyssey minivans on concerns that the vehicles' rear doors may be defective and pose a risk to passengers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday. Honda will recall 45,747 of the model year 2008-2009 vehicles, the agency said. The gas-filled struts on rear doors,... Continue reading
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A jury awarded $3 million to a woman who claimed that she suffers from complex regional pain syndrome as a result of a rear-ender. In 2006, Lynn Oppedisano, then 43, was rear-ended by Jeffrey Utz. The court directed a liability verdict against Utz at trial. Oppedisano presented to a chiropractor... Continue reading
According to the Texas Probate Code: WHO MAY EXECUTE A WILL. Every person who has attained the age of eighteen years, or who is or has been lawfully married, or who is a member of the armed forces of the United States or of the auxiliaries thereof or of the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 30, 2012 at Dallas Wills Lawyer
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The family of a young woman who fatally crashed into a light pole after a night of drinking recovered a little more than $1 million. In 2006, Brynne A. Schuenemann, 23, went to Dreemz in Philadelphia with friends. Before they arrived, Schuenemann had a couple of drinks. She drank two... Continue reading
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A woman who was diagnosed with a concussion a month after a rear-ender was awarded $82,817. In 2004, Terri Burt, then 34, was rear-ended in a parking lot as she was exiting. She sought an underinsured motorist claim with her carrier, State Farm, which disputed the value of her underinsured... Continue reading
Have you been involved in a car or truck accident where you believe a defective tire or a tire tread separation was the cause of the accident and/or your injury. If you have, please contact our law firm for more information regarding your potential claims at jonathan@theleblanclawfirm.com or call 214-855-0034... Continue reading