A track star and mother of two was recently awarded $664,328 by a Florida jury for compensatory damages for past and future medical expenses, as well as past and future pain and suffering. The injured athlete was driving a car struck by a commercial truck whose driver had gotten little to no sleep the night…

College student who suffered brain damage in collision recovers against tractor-trailer driver

November 20, 2009

Doug Landau

The plaintiff, a college student, alleged that the tractor-trailer driver violated federal motor carrier safety rules by failing to take the required off-duty time after working a 24-hour shift as a county firefighter. The case is Lymon v. Bohn. The 19 year old (college student) was driving through an intersection and was struck by a…

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Injured Track Star Awarded Large Verdict in Truck Accident Against Sleep-Deprived Trucker

College student who suffered brain damage in collision recovers against tractor-trailer driver

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