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Summary
A California state court jury slapped a trucking company with a $52.84 million verdict on Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by two brothers who suffered traumatic brain injuries when a big rig truck crossed a roads centerline and hit their car head-on.
Plaintiffs Matthew and Michael Lennig sued CRST, Inc. following the collision in 2014 that they claimed left them with TBIs, PTSD, and serious back and arm injuries. CRSTs driver, Hector Contreras, admitted liability for the accident, leaving the jury to determine only the appropriate amount of compensation. The jurys verdict far surpasses CRSTs highest settlement offer of $11.5 million, according to the Lennigs attorney Brian Parish of Panish Shea & Boyle LLP.
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Outcome
Matthew Lennig
future medical 1,845,485
past LOE 266,429
future loe 1,533,856
past non-economic 10,000,000
future non-economic 20,000,000
Michael Lennig
future medical 2,200,000
past LOE 93,624
future LOE 448,980
past non-economic 7,000,000
future non-economic 9,500,000
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Verdict
- $52,888,374
- Judge
- Stephen Czuleger
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
- Court
- Stanley Mosk Courthouse
- Case Number
- MC025288
- Industry
- Automotive, Transportation, Trucking
- Practice Area
- Negligence
- Expert Witnesses
- Albucher, Dr. Ronald
- Arnaout, Dr. Walid M.D.
- Bader, Dr. Lucas M.D.
- Bennett, Edward
- Bigelow, Dr. Jamie M.D.
- Chen, Dr. Thomas M.D.
- Fisk, Dr. Harris M.D.
- Hunt, Tamorah
- Jesko, Dr. Mary Ed.D., M.S.
- Macer, Dr. George M.D.
- McNulty, Jennie
- Meunier, Dr. Matthew M.D.
- Mills, Dr. Don M.D.
- Mobin, Dr. Fardad M.D.
- Nation, Dr. Daniel PhD
- Power, Erik
- Rafijah, Dr. Gregory M.D.
- Reading, Dr. Anthony M.D.
- Rose, Dr. Nicholas M.D.
- Roughan, Jan , R.N.
- Sarkisian, Dr. Ricky "Ray" Ph.D.
- Schaeffer, Dr. Jeffrey
- Solomon, Dr. Kenneth
- Strassberg, Dr. Mark
- Weinstein, Dr. Michael M.D.
- Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.
- Lay Witnesses
- Basquin, Kallon
- Breeden, Michael
- Contreras, Hector
- Davis, Margaret
- Fitzpatrick, Dr. Lisa DROT
- Haffenden, Charles
- Hayes, Joshua
- Jensen, Officer Charles
- Jones, Joshua
- Lennig, Rosa
- Lennig, Matthew
- Lennig, Michael
- Miller, Sgt. Ralph
- Moffatt, Officer Nathan
- Payne, Sgt. David
- Quintanar, Francisco
- Stanek, Dale
- Wilson, Deputy Jaeton
Sessions
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