MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Left Turn Collision. $______ VERDICT

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same time and place, the defendant entered the in-

tersection against a red light and struck the plaintiff’s

vehicle.

The plaintiff’s allegations of negligence against the

defendant were failing to obey a red light, failing to

keep a proper and adequate lookout, failing to safely

and properly enter an intersection and disregarding

traffic lanes, patterns and other devices. The plaintiff’s

complaint stated that he suffered pain and injury to

his neck, back and knee. The defendant denied neg-

ligently entering the intersection and denied that the

plaintiff sustained any serious or permanent injury in

the collision.

The board of arbitrators found in favor of the

defendant.

REFERENCE

Jarmin Culbreth vs. Sue M. Rentz. Case no.

171204277; Panel Arbitration, 10-16-18.

Attorney for plaintiff: Gary Bailey in Philadelphia, PA.

Attorney for defendant: Danyl Patterson of The

Patterson Law Firm in Philadelphia, PA.

Left Turn Collision

$125,000 VERDICT

Motor vehicle negligence – Left turn collision –

Plaintiff and defendant traveling in opposite

directions when defendant made left turn in front

of plaintiff causing collision – Lumbar disc injuries

– Headaches – Anxiety and depression – Damages

only.

Allegheny County, PA

The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle

collision when the defendant made negligent left

hand turn and struck the plaintiff’s vehicle. The

defendant admitted liability, but denied that the

plaintiff sustained any serious or permanent

injury in the collision.

On December 12, 2013, the male plaintiff was oper-

ating his vehicle southbound on 16th, Street in Pitts-

burgh, Pennsylvania. At the same time, the

defendant was operating a truck in the course and

scope of his employment with the defendant com-

pany, northbound on 16th Street. The defendant at-

tempted a left turn and collided with the plaintiff’s

vehicle.

The plaintiff maintained that the defendant was negli-

gent in failing to ensure that movement of the vehicle

could be done safely, failing to make maneuvers to

avoid colliding with the plaintiff’s vehicle, attempting

to make a left turn when it was unsafe to do so and

being inattentive and failing to observe with care traf-

fic conditions. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff

suffered an aggravation of degenerative changes at

L1-2, an aggravation of a disc bulge at L3-4, an ag-

gravation of a disc protrusion L4-5 and L5-S1, head-

aches, right leg pain, back pain and anxiety and

depression. The defendant stipulated liability, but de-

nied that the plaintiff sustained any serious or perma-

nent injury in the collision and maintained that the

defendant had an extensive history of back com-

plaints on was on disability from those complaints at

the time of this collision.

The jury found that the defendant’s negligence was a

cause of harm to the plaintiff and the jury awarded

the plaintiff $125,000 in damages.

REFERENCE

Arnold Perry vs. P&S Transportation, LLC and Curtis

Pulliam. Case no. GD-15-019752; Judge Arnold Klein,

11-14-18.

Attorney for plaintiff: Paul Mayer of Friday & Cox,

LLC in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant:

Christopher Sichok of Law Office of Terry L. M.

Bashline in Pittsburgh, PA.

$56,464 VERDICT

Motor vehicle negligence – Left turn collision –

Plaintiff and defendant traveling in opposite

directions when defendant makes left turn into

side of plaintiff’s vehicle – Cervical disc injuries –

Cervical fusion – Mouth injuries – Broken finger.

Allegheny County, PA

The plaintiff in this vehicular negligence action

maintained that she suffered serious and

permanent neck injuries when her car was struck

on the driver’s side front by the defendant who

making a negligent left-hand turn. The defendant

denied being negligent and argued that it was the

actions of the plaintiff that caused the accident.

On October 1, 2012, the female plaintiff was operat-

ing her vehicle southbound on Middle Road at the in-

tersection of Wildwood Road extension in Hampton

Township, Pennsylvania. At the same time and place,

the defendant was traveling northbound on Middle

Road when he attempted a left turn onto Wildwood

Road extension striking the plaintiff’s vehicle on the

driver’s side front.

The plaintiff’s complaints of negligence against the

defendant driver were failing to yield the right-of-way,

failing to properly observe traffic and conditions sur-

rounding him, causing his motor vehicle to strike the

plaintiff’s motor vehicle and improperly crossing the

center line of the highway. As a result of the collision,

the plaintiff sustained serious injuries to her neck

including a C5-6 disc bulge and C6-7 disc herniation

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