Dallas Jury Awards $174,114 to Driver of Rear-Ended Vehicle
Jury awarded $174,114 to woman hit by tractor-trailer
January 11, 2007
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Jury awarded $174,114 to woman hit by tractor-trailer
A Dallas County jury awarded $174,114 to the driver of a pickup truck that was struck by a tractor-trailer while the pickup truck was pulled over on the highway.
Claudia Guzman had been driving the pickup truck without a license when it broke down on the interstate. She pulled over onto the shoulder. After calling for help from a nearby payphone, she returned to the truck and was sitting in the passenger seat when Jesus Martinez rear-ended the vehicle with his 18-wheeler.
Guzman sued Martinez and his employers, and then the defendants impleaded the owner of the pickup truck, Lorenzo Flores. Flores, they alleged, was aware that the truck was having problems and should not have lent it to an unlicensed driver.
On Nov. 30, 2006, the jury found no liability on Flores' part.
Guzman v. Saldana Trucking Co., No. 05-2416-J
Court: 191st District Court, Dallas County
Plaintiff's Attorney: Luis P. Bartolomei, Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei, Dallas
Defense Attorneys: Mark E. Stradley, Stradley & Wright, Dallas; Lorenzo Flores, pro se third party
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January 11, 2007
This verdict/settlement was reported and written by VerdictSearch Texas, a Texas Lawyer affiliate.
Jury awarded $174,114 to woman hit by tractor-trailer
A Dallas County jury awarded $174,114 to the driver of a pickup truck that was struck by a tractor-trailer while the pickup truck was pulled over on the highway.
Claudia Guzman had been driving the pickup truck without a license when it broke down on the interstate. She pulled over onto the shoulder. After calling for help from a nearby payphone, she returned to the truck and was sitting in the passenger seat when Jesus Martinez rear-ended the vehicle with his 18-wheeler.
Guzman sued Martinez and his employers, and then the defendants impleaded the owner of the pickup truck, Lorenzo Flores. Flores, they alleged, was aware that the truck was having problems and should not have lent it to an unlicensed driver.
On Nov. 30, 2006, the jury found no liability on Flores' part.
Guzman v. Saldana Trucking Co., No. 05-2416-J
Court: 191st District Court, Dallas County
Plaintiff's Attorney: Luis P. Bartolomei, Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei, Dallas
Defense Attorneys: Mark E. Stradley, Stradley & Wright, Dallas; Lorenzo Flores, pro se third party
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