Texas Jury Awards $391,645 in Motor Vehicle Accident

A motor vehicle accident case involved expert testimony from both the plaintiff and the defendant. The plaintiff presented experts in forensic economics, accounting, physical medicine and rehabilitation, pain medicine, public health, life care planning, orthopedic surgery, and applied economics. The defendant's experts specialized in litigation support services, medical-legal law, psychiatry, neurology, orthopedic surgery, accounting, economic damages, wrongful death valuations, forensic accounting, vocational rehabilitation, life care planning, and neuropsychology. Few other details regarding the incident, legal claims, arguments, or the ultimate resolution of the case were available.

A motor vehicle accident in Los Angeles County, California, on December 23, 2019, near Interstate 5 northbound and the 118 freeway, led to a lawsuit against the State of California, California Highway Patrol, Lyft, Inc., and other defendants. The plaintiff alleged the defendants negligently operated, controlled, maintained, and entrusted their vehicles, contributing to the incident. The plaintiff claimed severe injuries, experiencing significant physical pain, suffering, and emotional distress that required ongoing medical treatment and caused a loss of earnings and earning capacity. The complaint included causes of action for general negligence, negligence per se, and statutory negligence, alleging violations of the California Vehicle Code and California Government Code sections. The plaintiff sought damages for past and future medical expenses, lost earnings, and other related costs. The lawsuit followed a denied claim submitted by the plaintiff to the defendants on June 5, 2020. Details regarding the case's ultimate resolution were not available in the provided record.

An owner of a highly modified 2010 Honda Odyssey was involved in an auto collision. The vehicle owners, who had an insurance contract with their insurance companies, claimed the insurers failed to reasonably and timely adjust the vehicle's value. They asserted this constituted a breach of contractual obligations to pay the actual cash value of the vehicle. The owners filed a breach of contract action in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, against their insurance companies. They also alleged a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, seeking general and special damages, including for property loss, pain and suffering, mental anguish, punitive damages, and attorneys' fees. The defendant insurers removed the case to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, denied the allegations, and asserted affirmative defenses, including failure to state a cause of action and failure to mitigate damages. The parties subsequently settled their claims. A stipulation for dismissal with prejudice was jointly filed by the vehicle owners and one of the defendant insurance companies.

A Washington jury awarded a plaintiff over $33.49 million in a personal injury case on April 9, 2018. The verdict included damages for future lost wages, future medical and life care expenses, and past and future non-economic damages. While details of the incident and specific legal claims were not provided, both sides presented expert testimony. Specialists in accident reconstruction, vehicle design, human factors, injury assessment, and economic projections offered evidence to the jury.

A Washington jury rendered a verdict on April 9, 2018, in a case involving the plaintiff and the defendant. The award to the plaintiff included $709,612 for future lost wages, $15,333,562 for future medical and life care expenses, $2,117,000 in past non-economic damages, and $15,330,000 in future non-economic damages. Both the plaintiff and the defendant presented expert testimony to the jury, covering fields such as accident reconstruction, vehicle design, human factors, life care planning, economics, and medical specialties. Few other details were available regarding the incident or legal claims.