Jury Awards $4.8M for Traumatic Brain Injury in Truck Crash
A tractor trailer struck a vehicle while it was making a left turn and the truck was attempting to pass it. The collision resulted in multiple injuries, including a traumatic brain injury.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $4,800,000
- County
- Dallas County, TX
- Resolved
- 2016
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Head/Brain Injury
- Accident Type
- Truck/Commercial
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence
Case Overview
A motor vehicle accident occurred when a tractor-trailer struck another vehicle. The incident happened as the vehicle attempted a left turn while the tractor-trailer was attempting to pass it on the left. The collision resulted in multiple injuries for the plaintiff, including a traumatic brain injury.
The plaintiff subsequently filed a lawsuit alleging negligence on the part of the defendant, seeking damages for the injuries sustained. Both sides presented extensive expert testimony to support their claims. Plaintiff's experts included specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation, life care planning, accident reconstruction, mechanical engineering, and neuroradiology, addressing the cause of the accident, the nature and extent of the injuries, and future care needs. Defendant's experts included specialists in accident reconstruction, civil engineering, economic damages, and diagnostic radiology, offering differing interpretations of liability and the scope of damages.
The case concluded with an award of $4,800,000.
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