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City Hit With $1.3M Verdict Over Deadly Single-Car Rollover Accident

Posted by David Siegel on Oct 22, 2015 5:51:00 PM

Plaintiff's attorney William Shapiro shows jurors a photograph of the concrete structure that he said caused Sandy Alechman's death in a 2011 accident. Her overturned car is visible in the background. (Click here to see video from the trial.) 

San Bernardino — A California state court jury awarded $1.3 million on Thursday to the husband of a woman who died in a rollover accident after her car struck a roadside cement box, finding the City of Redlands to be responsible for unsafe road conditions that caused her death.

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Topics: Negligence, Transportation, automotive, California, SHELDON ALECHMAN V. CITY OF REDLANDS

$1.5M Verdict Hits McDonald's Manager, While Franchise Cleared in Fatal Motorcycle Crash

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 17, 2015 12:29:00 PM

James Gordon delivers his closing argument in a suit against McDonald's franchise manager Marie Harrison. Jurors awarded $1.5 million to the parents of Joshua Lopez, who was killed in a 2012 collision with Harrison.


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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation

UF Lab Tech’s Career Not Ended by Car Crash, Jury Finds in Six-Figure Trial

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Oct 9, 2015 3:22:00 PM

Shelli Healy argues a 2012 car crash between her client, Andre Serenberg and Lauren Stern did not cause Stern's carpal tunnel syndrome. Jurors ultimately rejected Stern's claim seeking $250,000 plus punitives for the accident. 

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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation, Stern v. Serenberg

City’s Road Conditions Blamed For Deadly Rollover Accident At Wrongful Death Trial

Posted by David Siegel on Oct 6, 2015 10:13:00 PM

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Topics: Negligence, Wrongful Death, Transportation, automotive, California

U.S. Sugar and Railroad Cleared in Worker's $2M FELA Suit

Posted by Arlin Crisco on Sep 8, 2015 4:03:00 PM

Howard Spier claims his client, Manuel Valdes, was injured in a railway depot yard accident. Jurors Monday found in favor of U.S. Sugar and its short-line railroad in Valdes $2.1 million FELA suit against the companies. Watch the trial on demand

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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation, Valdes v. US Sugar