traffic collision News

Son Seeks $50 Million from Los Angeles for Dad’s Death from Stun Gun Zaps

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for the 5-year-old son of a man who died after repeatedly being shocked by Los Angeles police with a stun gun following a traffic collision filed a $50 million claim Friday for damages against the …

Jury Awards Woman $31.9M in California Bus-Truck Crash

A Sacramento Countym Calif., jury has awarded nearly $32 million to a woman who was paralyzed and suffered brain damage in a 2010 traffic collision. The Sacramento Bee reports Saturday that jurors found Silva Trucking must pay 56-year-old Debra Hackett …

Miss. Supreme Court Hears $17.2 Damage Award Appeal

The Mississippi Supreme Court will consider an appeal by APAC-Tennessee Inc. of a $17.2 million verdict a DeSoto County jury awarded to an injured teenager in 2009. A DeSoto County jury found for Ethan Bryant of Hernando, who suffered permanent …