Defense Verdict Following a Three-Month Jury Trial in a Claim for Wrongful Death

Obtained defense verdict following three-month jury trial in a claim for wrongful death of a six year old boy and serious injuries to his mother arising out of a freeway head on collision where one car left the roadway, crossed over and struck another vehicle heading in the opposite direction. Drivers of both vehicles sued client alleging a defect in the cross-over car which should have been caught during a routine servicing of the car. Established, through expert testimony, that there were no mechanical defects in the vehicle and that the cause of the accident was the error of the driver.