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December 27, 2011

Motorist wins $1.4M in lawsuit against trucking company

  • The suit claimed that reckless driving, poorly adjusted brakes and mismatched brake slack adjusters were to blame for the trailer detaching from the rig.
    • By NILS HOLST
    Medford Mail Tribune

    MEDFORD, Ore. — William Geary was waiting on a red light in Central Point when the a trailer detached from the rig that was pulling it and slammed into his Chevy Silverado, flattening it and trapping him inside.

    Now, on the one-year anniversary of the accident, Geary and his wife have settled a lawsuit against the transportation company for $1.4 million, bringing an end to more than six months of hearings, depositions and attorneys.


     
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