Brian Iminski v. First Student Inc.

Summary

A Michigan state court jury awarded roughly $33 million on May 18 to a man who suffered brain and back injuries after a school bus driver ran a red light and t-boned his truck.

The Oakland County jury returned their verdict in a damages trial that got underway on May 6. A pre-trial ruling found defendant First Student Inc., one of the largest student transport companies in the United States, liable for the 2024 collision that plaintiff Brian Iminski claimed left him debilitating injuries, tasking jurors solely with determining what amount of damages, if any, his alleged injuries warranted.

Outcome

Plaintiff awarded roughly $33 million

Blog Posts

$33M Awarded To Man Struck By Red Light-Running School Bus Driver: Watch Full Trial via CVN
May 19, 2026

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Iminski, Brian
Defense: First Student Inc.

Judge: Jacob Cunningham
Jurisdiction: 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan
Court: 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan

Case Number: 2024-208656-NI
Industry: Automotive, Education
Practice Area: Transportation, Negligence

Plaintiff

Iminski, Brian

Represented By:
Marko, Jonathan (Marko Law)

Defense

First Student Inc.

Represented By:
Plagens, Kevin (Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. )

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			Brian Iminski v. First Student Inc. 05/18/2026 PM (Jury Question) Time TBD	04:30 PM EDT

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Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:31	Opening Statement	Marko, Jonathan
00:56:39	Opening Statement	Plagens, Kevin
01:40:16	Break
02:04:56	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Slabaugh, Tasha	In Person
02:33:34	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Slabaugh, Tasha	In Person
02:45:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Slabaugh, Tasha	In Person
02:50:51	Witness Direct Examination		Stachelski, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Video Recording
04:24:31	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Stachelski, Dr. Daniel M.D.	Video Recording
00:51:37	General Case Activities
00:54:07	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Jones, Kenetra	In Person
01:44:51	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Jones, Kenetra	In Person
01:59:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Jones, Kenetra	In Person
02:05:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Jones, Kenetra	In Person
02:07:40	General Case Activities		Jones, Kenetra	In Person
02:07:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Jones, Kenetra	In Person
02:10:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Jones, Kenetra	In Person
02:10:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Jones, Kenetra	In Person
02:13:47	Break
02:28:07	Witness Direct Examination		Brattinga, Eric	Video Recording
03:00:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Brattinga, Eric	Video Recording
00:46:21	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Iminski, Richard	In Person
01:21:23	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Iminski, Richard	In Person
01:58:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Iminski, Richard	In Person
02:10:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Iminski, Richard	In Person
02:14:28	Break
02:32:43	Witness Direct Examination		Landphair, Dr. William	Video Recording
03:16:43	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Landphair, Dr. William		Video Recording
00:49:29	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Seigerman, Dr. Charles Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:11:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Seigerman, Dr. Charles Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:57:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Seigerman, Dr. Charles Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:09:14	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Seigerman, Dr. Charles Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:13:31	Break
01:37:06	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Kapsokavathis, Dr. Michael M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:27:56	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Kapsokavathis, Dr. Michael M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:44:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Kapsokavathis, Dr. Michael M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:45:16	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Hazlett, Diane		In Person
03:29:40	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Hazlett, Diane		In Person
01:03:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Hazlett, Diane		In Person
01:13:13	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Hazlett, Diane		In Person
01:21:03	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Shiener, Dr. Gerald M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:35:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Shiener, Dr. Gerald M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:45:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Shiener, Dr. Gerald M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:51:43	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Palko, Crystal		In Person
01:44:13	Break
02:03:01	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Palko, Crystal		In Person
02:39:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Palko, Crystal		In Person
02:44:33	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Iminski, Brian		In Person
03:07:38	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Iminski, Brian		In Person
03:31:38	End of Session

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PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Iminski, Brian		In Person
01:29:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Iminski, Brian		In Person
01:38:16	Break
02:06:44	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Meyers, Jeffrey	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:46:11	Witness Cross Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Meyers, Jeffrey	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:55:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Meyers, Jeffrey	Economics & Accounting	In Person
03:00:41	Witness Direct Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Cywinski, Paulina		Video Recording
03:28:51	End of Session

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PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Greenwald, Jacob	Video Recording
01:29:32	Break
02:00:06	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Kazmierczek , Kevin	In Person
02:15:50	Witness Cross Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Kazmierczek , Kevin	In Person
02:23:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Kazmierczek , Kevin	In Person
02:24:31	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Kazmierczek , Kevin	In Person
02:26:51	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Bryant, Dr. Noah M.D.	Video Recording
03:32:37	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Bryant, Dr. Noah M.D.		Video Recording
00:27:24	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Kutcher, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	Neurology	Video Recording
02:20:05	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Kutcher, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	Neurology	Video Recording
00:44:37	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Nayh, Gary C.P.A.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:07:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Nayh, Gary C.P.A.	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:10:15	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Saqqa, Dr. Samer D.O.	Orthopedics	In Person
01:10:15	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Saqqa, Dr. Samer D.O.	Orthopedics	Video Recording
01:50:22	Break
02:14:20	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Saqqa, Dr. Samer D.O.	Orthopedics	Video Recording
02:45:47	General Case Activities
02:48:43	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Kezlarian, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:10:56	Witness Cross Examination	Marko, Jonathan	Kezlarian, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:34:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Kezlarian, Dr. Jeffrey M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:37:13	Break
02:07:58	Witness Direct Examination	Plagens, Kevin	Kneiser, Dr. Mary M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	Video Recording
02:54:03	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

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AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

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Brian Iminski v. First Student Inc.

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			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:09:07	General Case Activities
		00:10:14	End of Session