PLAINTIFFS ACQUIRE OVER 4 MILLION DOLLARS FOR DEATH OF MOTORIST IN TRUCK CRASH
July 3, 2014
FINAL RESULT:
$4,200,000 Fu
$1,800,000 Ashe
$6,000,000 Total
CASE DESCRIPTION:
In the early morning hours of June 11th, 2014, the plaintiff and his car passenger waited for help, parked in the shoulder of the 210 freeway with emergency flashers on. At 3a.m., the defendant, driving a semi-truck, was on his way home after being dismissed from work. He fell asleep at the wheel on the freeway and collided with the plaintiff’s car, pushing the sedan into the freeway and then colliding with the center divider. The defendant survived the collision unharmed, while the plaintiff’s passenger suffered devastating injuries. The plaintiff was killed on impact.
COMPLETE TITLE OF PLAINTIFFS:
CONFIDENTIAL
COMPLETE TITLE OF DEFENDANT:
CONFIDENTIAL
PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEY:
Christopher R. Aitken
Richard A. Cohn
AITKEN ✦AITKEN ✦COHN
DEFENDANT’S ATTORNEYS:
CONFIDENTIAL
DEFENDANTS INSURANCE:
CONFIDENTIAL
PLAINTIFF’S CONTENTIONS AS TO LIABILITY:
The negligence of the defendant is clear. He admits that his employer is liable for his actions. His company exercised control over their employees’ actions, especially special employees like the defendant.
DEFENDANT’S CONTENTIONS AS TO LIABILITY:
The defendant’s company tried and failed to obtain summary judgement based on the argument that they were independent contractors.
COUNTY:
Los Angeles
CITY:
Pomona
CASE NUMBER:
BC550715
COMPLAINT FILED:
7/3/14
COURT:
CONFIDENTIAL
JUDGE:
Robert A. Dukes
MEDIATOR:
Troy D. Roe, Esq.
TYPE OF CASE:
Wrongful death
DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT:
June 11th, 2014
WHERE:
Eastbound Foothill 210 Freeway La Verne, CA
PLAINTIFF’S AGE:
35
OCCUPATION:
Small business owner
RESIDENCE:
Irvine, CA
PLAINTIFF’S EXPERTS:
Catherine Graves, MBA, CFA, economic loss; V. Paul Herbert, C.P.S.A, Motor Vehicle & Safety Compliance, David Stopper, trucking industry standard; Timothy J. Reust, Accident Reconstruction; Alvin Lowi III, PE, vehicular collision, crash and trajectory analysis
PLAINTIFF’S INJURIES:
Fatal
DAMAGES:
Non-economic damages far exceed the total economic loss: $7,000,000.
SUBMITTED BY:
Christopher R. Aitken