{"id":14631,"date":"2023-01-23T14:50:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T14:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/?post_type=case_results&#038;p=14631"},"modified":"2023-01-23T14:50:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T14:50:33","slug":"vehicle-accident-settlement","status":"publish","type":"case_results","link":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/case_results\/vehicle-accident-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"$2,500,000: Firm Represents Three-Year-Old Boy Who Lost Mother in a Vehicle Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>CASE DESCRIPTION:<\/h2>\n<p>A three-year-old boy lost his mother in a vehicle collision caused by a military service member on active duty. Decedent was a 26-year-old housekeeper who was fatally injured when defendant, operating a military Humvee as part of a vehicle convoy, caused a head-on collision on State Route 62 in the County of San Bernardino. The matter was litigated under the Federal Torts Claims Act and eventually resolved at a settlement conference in United States District Court, Central District of California.<\/p>\n<h2>FINAL RESULT:<\/h2>\n<p>$2,500,000 Settlement<\/p>\n<h2>PLAINTIFF\u2019S CONTENTIONS AS TO LIABILITY:<\/h2>\n<p>Defendant driver fell asleep at the wheel and veered into Plaintiff\u2019s mother\u2019s vehicle, leading to her death.<\/p>\n<h2>DEFENDANT\u2019S CONTENTIONS AS TO LIABILITY:<\/h2>\n<p>The circumstances of the incident are not significantly disputed. Defendant, United States, did dispute the monetary value of Plaintiff\u2019s damages.<\/p>\n<h2>TYPE OF CASE:<\/h2>\n<p>Federal Government Liability<\/p>\n<h2>DATE &amp; LOCATION OF INCIDENT:<\/h2>\n<p>San Bernardino, CA<\/p>\n<h2>DECEDENT\u2019S AGE:<\/h2>\n<p>26 at time of accident<\/p>\n<h2>DECEDENT\u2019S OCCUPATION:<\/h2>\n<p>Housekeeper<\/p>\n<h2>PLAINTIFFS\u2019 ATTORNEY:<\/h2>\n<p>Darren Aitken<\/p>\n<p>AITKEN * AITKEN * COHN<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about our\u00a0<a href=\"\/riverside\/\">Riverside Law Office<\/a>\u00a0serving Riverside, San Bernardino, and the entire Inland Empire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aitken * Aitken * Cohn Riverside Law Office<\/strong><br \/>\nGranville Business Center<br \/>\n7121 Magnolia Avenue, Suite A<br \/>\nRiverside, CA 92504<br \/>\n(951) 534-4006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","case_type":[879,877],"class_list":["post-14631","case_results","type-case_results","status-publish","hentry","case_type-car-accident","case_type-wrongful-death"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_results\/14631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_results"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case_results"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"case_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aitkenlaw.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case_type?post=14631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}