Personal Injury Case Result – Product Liability

NATURE OF CASE:

Part1: Product Liability: Defective design of Sports Utility Vehicle
Part 2: Negligent Driving
Part 3: Negligent Design of Parking Lot

INJURIES ALLEGED:

Broken hand and multiple torn ligaments.

NAME OF CASE:

Withheld

COURT:

Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada

AMOUNT OF JURY VERDICT OR SETTLEMENT:

$475,000.00

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF:

Andre Lagomarsino, Esq. – Campbell and Williams, Donald J. Campbell, Esq. – Campbell and Williams

CASE SUMMARY:

Plaintiff had just dropped off her child at a retail center parking lot. She was driving through the parking lot when another vehicle that was driving at a moderate speed caused a T-Bone collision. There were no stop signs in the area. The SUV that the plaintiff was driving tipped over and smashed plaintiff’s hand between the pavement and the parking lot. Plaintiff suffered multiple breaks and fractures in her hand together with several torn ligaments. Plaintiff required extensive physical therapy and permanent scarring.

Plaintiff sued the manufacturer and dealer of the vehicle, the driver of the other car, and the retail parking lot owner. Plaintiff produced evidence of several other accidents in the same area as that where Plaintiff was injured. Plaintiff likewise discovered a pattern of tipping over in the same model of SUV manufactured by defendant.

Settlement before trial:
Manufacturer: $400,000
Other Driver: $30,000
Parking lot owner: $45,000

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