$35M
Trucking Accident
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Case Details
Jury found a major trucking company negligent in hiring and retaining a driver involved in a serious Indiana interstate highway accident, ordering it to pay punitive damages.
Additional Notes
Punitive damages awarded. Case involved a motorist driving the wrong way causing a commotion, and the company's truck slamming into a Jeep. Jeep driver required several surgeries and suffered psychological trauma. Company's safety director admitted to hiring driver despite marginal record to make profit.