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$10M Settlement as Jury Deliberates in Trial Over Deadly Crash Involving Big Rig

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Feb 22, 2024 2:09:43 PM

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Decatur, GA— A trucking company’s insurer agreed to a $10 million settlement for a deadly 2016 crash involving a big rig, as jurors deliberated in trial over the case earlier this month, attorneys for one of the plaintiffs told CVN. Freeman, et al. v. ACE American Insurance Co., et al., 17A62825.

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Topics: Transportation, Trucking, Freeman, et al. v. ACE Insurance Co.

$16.6M+ Verdict at Trial Over Big Rig Crash That Left Georgia Man With TBI

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 15, 2023 3:09:37 PM

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Decatur, GA— Jurors Thursday handed down a $16.66 million verdict against a trucking company and found it 60 percent responsible for the 2021 crash that left a Georgia man with a traumatic brain injury.  Dalal v. Brown Trucking Company, 21A04356. 

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Dalal v. Brown Trucking Company

Trial to Begin Against Trucking Co. Over Claim That Big Rig Crash Left Georgia Man With Brain Injury

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Dec 11, 2023 10:25:13 AM

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Decatur, GA— Trial is expected to open early this week in a suit against a trucking company over the traumatic brain injury a Georgia man claims he suffered in a 2021 collision with a big rig, with Courtroom View Network streaming proceedings gavel-to-gavel. Dalal v. Brown Trucking Company, 21A04356. 

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Dalal v. Brown Trucking Company

|VIDEO| How Christian Morris' Damages Story in Openings Set Up a $7.2M+ Award | CVN's Teachable Moment of Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Nov 8, 2023 1:02:15 PM


In Teachable Moment of Trial, CVN spotlights key courtroom moments and trial-winning techniques from the country's best attorneys. Today, the spotlight focuses on a powerful opening statement damages story.


The groundwork for the most effective damages stories is set during a trial’s opening statement. And in openings of a 2022 trial over the crash that ultimately killed a 19-year-old college student, Christian Morris vividly detailed the magnitude of the young woman’s loss, setting up a $7.24 million verdict that far exceeded defense settlement offers.

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Topics: Transportation, Nevada, Cheryl Cifuni v. Gheorghe Chitescu, Teachable Moment of Trial

Trial Begins Over Deadly Georgia Wreck Involving Big Rig

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Aug 23, 2023 2:26:54 PM

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Update: Following an emergency motion for trial continuance, the proceeding was declared a mistrial. 

Decatur, GA— Attorneys Tuesday delivered competing narratives as to what caused a deadly, multi-crash incident involving a big rig, as trial opened against a trucking company and others. Freeman, et al. v. Ace American Insurance Co., et al., 17A62825. 

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Topics: Georgia, Transportation, Trucking, Freeman, et al. v. ACE Insurance Co.