MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Left Turn Collision. $______ VERDICT

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The parties reached a settlement in the amount of

$82,000.

REFERENCE

Godfred Barfi vs. Thomas Reeves. Case no. 96-274549-

14; Judge R. H. Wallace, 02-17-15.

Attorney for plaintiff: Rhiamson Kelso of Modjarrad,

Abusaad, Said Law Firm in Richardson, TX. Attorney

for defendant: Kamela A. Wilkinson of Suzanne I.

Calvert & Associates in Dallas, TX.

$10,740 VERDICT

Motor Vehicle Negligence – Intersection collision –

Unsafe lane change – Defendant moves from

passing lane to slow lane and strikes plaintiff’s

vehicle – Negligently making an unsafe lane

change – Neck, shoulder, and back pain –

Headaches

Harris County, TX

The plaintiff, in this vehicular negligence action,

maintained that she suffered serious and

permanent injuries when her car was struck by

the defendant, as the defendant attempted to

make an unsafe lane change. The defendant

denied all allegations of negligence, and that the

plaintiff sustained any serious or permanent

injury as a result of the collision.

On December 31, 2011, the female plaintiff was travel-

ing on Feeder Road 288 in Houston, Texas. At the same

time, the defendant was also traveling on Feeder Road

288, in the lane adjacent to the plaintiff.

Suddenly, and without warning, the defendant at-

tempted to make a lane change into the plaintiff’s lane,

colliding with the driver’s side of the plaintiff’s vehicle. The

plaintiff maintained that the defendant driver was negli-

gent in failing to maintain a proper lookout, failing to sig-

nal a lane change, and making an unsafe lane

change. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant,

Sharma, negligently entrusted her vehicle to the defen-

dant driver. As a result of the collision, the plaintiff was di-

agnosed with cephalgia, headaches, cervical/lumbar

sprain, low back pain, hip sprain, and muscle spasms.

The defendants denied being negligent and causing

the accident, and argued that the actions of the plain-

tiff caused or contributed to the collision.

The defendant also disputed that the plaintiff was seri-

ously or permanently injured in the collision.

The jury found that the defendant was negligent in caus-

ing the collision, and awarded the plaintiff $4,500 in

past pain and suffering, $300 in past wages, $500 in

physical impairment sustained in the past, and $5,440 in

past medicals for a total of $10,740.

REFERENCE

Cinthia Fernandez vs. Ashish Sharma and Satya Sree

Narashima Kolar. Case no. 201376786; Judge Larry

Weiman,

01-26-15.

Attorney for plaintiff: Henry David Drewinko of

Henry D. Drewinko, Attorney at Law in Houston, TX.

Attorney for defendant: Sherra Van Brunt Gilbert of

Soule, Baldwin & Fanaff in Houston, TX.

Left Turn Collision

$148,693 VERDICT

Motor Vehicle Negligence – Left turn collision –

Defendant makes a left turn into a driveway and

strikes plaintiff’s vehicle – Failure to yield right of

way – Hairline fractures of tibias – Emotional

distress

Harris County, TX

In this vehicular negligence action, the plaintiff

maintained that she sustained serious injuries

when the car in which she was riding was struck

on the side, as the defendant attempted a left

hand turn, colliding with the plaintiff’s vehicle.

The defendant generally denied all allegations

contained in the plaintiff’s complaint.

On September 18, 2013, the 54-year-old female plaintiff

was riding as a passenger in a vehicle being driver by

her husband. They were traveling north on the 3100

block of Wilson Road in Houston, Texas. At the same

time and place, the defendant was traveling south on

Wilson Road when he attempted a left hand turn into a

private driveway, colliding with the plaintiff’s vehicle. The

defendant maintained that the defendant was negli-

gent in failing to yield the right of way, failing to make a

proper and safe left hand turn, failing to maintain an

alert and attentive lookout, and traveling at an exces-

sive rate of speed. The plaintiff argued that the negli-

gence of the defendant caused her to suffer multiple

hairline fractures of tibias (bilateral), right ACL injury, chest

contusion, left should sprain and emotional distress. The

defendant proceeding pro se, made a general denial

of liability and injury, and requested a chance to tell his

side of the story in court.

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