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Date: 08-24-2024
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Bradfield v. Amazon Logistics, et al.
Case Number: 22-C-07003-S7
Judge: Jaletta Smith
Court: State Court, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: R. Dal Burton and Wayne Satterfield
Description:
Lawrenceville, Georgia personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff.
A Fly Fella Logistics delivery truck ran over and injured Bradfield's son, who was riding an electric bike that belonged to a neidhbor and was left unlocked in an open garage.
The accident that injured the Plaintiff as he was crossing a neighborhood street on an electric bike, and the driver was pulling away from a stop he made to allow other children to cross. The van struck and ultimately ran over the child, fracturing his pelvis and delivering a "degloving" injury that has required multiple skin grafts to treat and left him with lifelong scarring.
Defendants denied fault.
The Plaintiff claimed that the driver was not properly trained.
In Louisiana, negligence is defined as the failure to exercise reasonable care under the circumstances. This means that a person who fails to act as a reasonable person would in the same situation may be considered negligent, and this negligence would form the basis for their fault for the accident.
Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $16.2 million finding Amazon 85% responsible and 10% Fly Fella Logistics 10% at fault.
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