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Patricia A. Lynn-Ford v. Michael Lee Shores and Salson Logistics, Inc.

Syracuse, New York personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on wrongful death auto negligence theories.

New York's contributory negligence law allows injured individuals to recover compensation for their injuries in proportion to the fault of others. Compensation is diminished by whatever percentage of fault is attributable to the injured party.... More...
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Lakevia Mayes v. Fedex Ground Package System Inc., d/b/a Fedex Ground

Boston, Massachusetts personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.


Under Massachusetts' comparative negligence doctrine, the award for damages the plaintiff may receive is reduced based on his/her degree of fault. A plaintiff can recover damages for his/her injuries if he/she is less than 51% at fault for the accident.
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   $1 (03-02-2024 - MA)

Malory Zajdel and Adam Zajdel v. Exel Inc., d/b/a DHL Supply Chain (USA)

Detroit, Michigan personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.

Under Michigan negligence laws use a structure called “comparative negligence.” Essentially, when a person has been injured and files a personal injury claim seeking damages, he or she must prove the party that caused the injury was at least partially at fault for the ... More...
   $1 (03-01-2024 - MI)

Arturo Alba and Guadalupe Alba v. Packaging Corporation of America

Richland, Washington personal injury lawyer presented the Plaintiffs who sued on negligence theories.

This case was filed in Benton County Superior Court, 22-00002-01428-03, and was removed to federal court by Packing Corporation of America.

The state of Washington is a pure comparative negligence state, meaning that the courts will take into account both parties' actions when de... More...
   $1 (02-29-2024 - WA)

Alicia Couklin and Gregory Conklin v. Emma R. Hiatt

Dayton, Ohio personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.


Ohio negligence laws follow the modified comparative negligence approach which reduces damages in proportion to the claimant's degree of fault. However, if a claimant is found to be 51% or more at fault for their damages, they are barred from recovering anything.... More...
   $1 (02-29-2024 - OH)

Elbis Garcia-Espinal v. Midland Transport Limited, et al.

New Haven, Connecticut personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Connecticut utilizes a version known as modified comparative negligence. Under this system, the plaintiff can only recover damages if they are found to be less than 51 percent at fault for the accident and any resulting injuries.

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   $1 (02-29-2024 - CT)

Victor Abreu Moreno v. NFI Interactive Logistics, LLC, et al.

New York City, New York personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued Defendants on auto negligence theories.

This case was initially filed in the Supreme Court County of Bronx, 800664/2023E, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

New York's contributory negligence law allows injured individuals to recover compensation for their injuries in proportion to ... More...
   $0 (02-28-2024 - NY)

Alejandro Kader v. Ioan Campian and C.R. England, Inc.

Peoria, Illinois personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.

Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damages.

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   $1 (02-28-2024 - IL)

Thulio Felisberto v. David Dumdey and Dana Transport, Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.

This case was filed in the Middlesex Superior Court, 1981CV01345 and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Under Massachusetts' comparative negligence doctrine, the award for damages the plaintiff may receive is reduced based on his/her degree of ... More...
   $1 (02-28-2024 - MA)

Scott Phillips v. United States of America

Muskogee, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.

This was action for wrongful death brought by Plaintiff, Scott Phillips, the surviving spouse of Malinda Phillips, who was killed in a motor vehicle collision on January 26, 2018. Mrs. Phillips was traveling on W. Choctaw Street in Tahlequah while Aram Catron ... More...
   $7369373 (02-27-2024 - OK)

Timothy S. Sudeith v. E&J Trailer Sales and Service, Inc., et al.

Covington, Kentucky personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Kentucky is a pure comparative negligence state. If both you and the other party in an accident are partially responsible for causing the accident, the fault will be distributed between you both in percentages.

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   $359144 (02-27-2024 - KY)

Georgette Stanley v. Shepard Trucking, LLC and Christopher Honeycutt

Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Ohio negligence laws follow the modified comparative negligence approach which reduces damages in proportion to the claimant's degree of fault. However, if a claimant is found to be 51% or more at fault for their damages, they are barred from recovering anything.

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Jody Blatchley, et al. v. St. Anthony Summit Medical Center

Denver, Colorado personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a medical malpractice negligence theory.

To prevail on a claim of medical malpractice in Colorado, a plaintiff must prove that a healthcare provider failed to conform to an acceptable standard of health care and that this failure caused injury. A jury will compare the defendant’s conduct with w... More...
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Nenad Duric v. Cevilval Williams and Schneider National Carriers, inc.

Newark, New Jersey personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Under New Jersey's Comparative Negligence law, an individual's fault for the accident cannot be more than the individual from whom damages are sought. Therefore, recovery of damages is permitted when each person in a 2 car accident is 50% at fault, but not if you are mor... More...
   $1 (02-26-2024 - NJ)

Brian Cherry v. Arcbest Logistics, Inc., et al.

Trenton, New Jersey personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.

This case was filed in the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY HUNTERDON COUNTY, HNT-L000461-20, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Under New Jersey's Comparative Negligence law, an individual's fault for the accident cannot be more than ... More...
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Sharisse Brisker-Stevenson v. L Oreal USA, Inc., et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory.

Illinois has adopted modified comparative negligence (735 ILCS 5/2-1116) as the standard for recovery of damages. Under modified comparative negligence, an injured party may recover damages only if he/she is less than 50% at fault for the injury or damages.

L’Oréal USA le... More...
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Jose Medina, et al. v. De La Cruz, et al.

McAllen, Texas personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on auto negligence theories.

This case was filed in the Hidalgo County, District Court, 398 Judicial District and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

In Texas, is a “modified” comparative negligence state. Under the Texas modified comparative negligence standard, a plaintitff can sue for da... More...
   $1 (02-23-2024 - TX)

Marlon McCorkell, et al. v. Kerry Dickson, et al.

Camden, New Jersey personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.

Under New Jersey's Comparative Negligence law, an individual's fault for the accident cannot be more than the individual from whom damages are sought. Therefore, recovery of damages is permitted when each person in a 2 car accident is 50% at fault, but not if you are more at fault tha... More...
   $1 (02-22-2024 - NJ)

Rodney Moss v. New Bern Transport Corporation

Miami, Florida personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.


Florida operates under the legal doctrine of “pure comparative negligence” for purposes of assigning parties involved in an accident their portion of the blame. Under this doctrine, the injured party's compensation is reduced by the percentage of fault assigned to t... More...
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Llewellyn C. Manter v. United States of America

Bangor, Maine personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.

Maine follows the principle of comparative negligence, where a plaintiff's recovery may be reduced in proportion to their degree of fault. If the injured party is found to be 50% or more at fault, they may be barred from recovering damages.

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John L. Galbreath v. Shawn P. Samsel, Roberts Trucking Company, LLC, and Wavepoint Trucking Company, LLC

Raleigh, North Carolina personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a auto negligence theories.

This case was filed in the Robeson County Superior Court, 23-CVS-286, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

North Carolina's strict rules on determining fault in car accidents are known as “pure contributory negligence” laws. ... More...
   $1 (02-21-2024 - NC)

Liliany Castellanos-Peron v. Genius Trucking LLC, et al.

Louisville, Kentucky, a personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the plaintiff, who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Kentucky is a pure comparative negligence state. If both you and the other party in an accident are partially responsible for causing the accident, the fault will be distributed between you both in percentages.

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   $1 (02-20-2024 - KY)

Christine M. Baker v. Zachary Reynolds

Dayton, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.

This case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Ohio, 2023 CV 06192, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

Ohio negligence laws follow the modified comparative negligence approach which reduces damages in proportion to the claimant's degree of fault. ... More...
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Tania Barreiro, et al. v. North American Van Lines

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

This case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia County, 230400387, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

In Pennsylvania, you can recover compensation for a personal injury claim as long as the level of fault is not more than ... More...
   $0 (02-20-2024 - PA)

William Reed v. Expeditus Transport, LLC

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

This case was filed in the Tenth Judicial District Court, Harding County, D-1010-CV-23-00031, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

Negligence claims are the legal system's method for determining fault in injury-causing accidents and how much, if anything,... More...
   $1 (02-20-2024 - NM)

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