Type of case: Catastrophic injury, trucking
Court: Richmond Circuit Court
Verdict: $22,000,000
Attorney Jason Konvicka was part of a legal team that secured $22 million dollars for a family whose young son was catastrophically injured by a dump truck. The 12-year-old plaintiff was a rear-seat passenger of a vehicle traveling in the left lane I-95 South in Sussex County.
The driver of the vehicle testified that he saw the defendant’s dump truck moving slower in the right lane. Then without warning, the defendant moved into the left lane directly in front of the plaintiff, causing the collision. Evidence suggested the dump truck driver attempted to make an illegal U-turn in an emergency vehicle crossover.
The plaintiff suffered extensive internal injuries and spinal fractures that rendered him paraplegic. The collision also resulted in the young boy suffering a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.
