Big Rig Accidents
THIS CASE INVOLVED VICTIMS OF TWO DIFFERENT CAR/BIG RIG CRASHES ON THE SAME STRETCH OF I-5 NORTH OF REDDING—AN AREA WHERE CALTRANS WAS TESTING A NEW TYPE OF PAVEMENT SURFACING. THE DEFENSE CLAIMED BOTH ACCIDENTS WERE THE FAULT OF THE TRUCK DRIVERS. WE WERE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE NEW PAVEMENT SURFACING BECAME DANGEROUSLY SLICK AND UNSAFE WHEN IT GOT WET. ONE CASE WAS SETTLED FOR $3 MILLION, IN THE OTHER A JURY AWARDED $1.5 MILLION.
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