$1.2M
Motorcycle Accident
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Case Details
Couple severely injured in a motorcycle accident due to a damaged traffic signal near Inman, SC. Injuries required lengthy hospital stays, medical bills, and lost wages. Case involved negligence claims against SC Department of Transportation and SC Department of Public Safety for failure to maintain traffic signals and respond to outage reports.
Additional Notes
Initial jury award of $1.875 million each, reduced to $300,000 each by circuit court, then Supreme Court awarded combined $1.2 million after finding two separate occurrences of negligence. Settled with at-fault driver for policy limits.