Jury Awards Man Run Over By Tractor Truck $1.6 Million (December 2004)

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Jury Awards Man Run Over By Tractor Truck $1.6 Million (December 2004)

Awarded: $1.7 million

$1.5 Million Jury Verdict for Shattered Ankle in Balcony Collapse (March 2002)

Awarded: $1.5 million

Confidential Settlement (November 2003)

Awarded: Settled for $1.35 Million

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This case involved a Freightliner tractor truck that ran over the plaintiff, who was working as a mobile pressure washer washing tractor trucks at Old Dominion Freight Line’s Greensboro, North Carolina, truck terminal. On June 10, 2003, the plaintiff, then 23-years-old, was in the process of spraying degreaser onto the rear of the tractor truck when the driver responded to a signal given by another worker to move the truck forward. When the truck moved forward, the plaintiff was pushed face down to the ground by the truck’s right rear tires, which ran over the length of his body from feet to head. The plaintiff suffered multiple injuries and spent six days in the hospital where he underwent foot and ankle surgery and surgical repair of a severely lacerated ear. He was unable to work for more than six months. The plaintiff sustained a 5% permanent impairment to his ankle, a 15% permanent impairment to his foot, a 40 decibel loss of hearing in his left ear, and he is currently being treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The trial lasted eleven days. The jury awarded $1.6 million, which, with interest, totalled $1.7 million. The trucking company denied liability for the plaintiff’s injuries and damages, and alleged contributory negligence. Before the trial, the highest settlement offer the company made was only $150,000.