ALABAMA

Crittenden v Tharp: teenager taking a driving test failed to yield the right-of-way and thereby causing another motorist to veer into a head-on collision with a third vehicle. Verdict: Summary, $45,000.00.

CALIFORNIA

Amerigraphics v. Mercury Casualty Co.: insurance company negotiated flood damage claim in bad faith. Verdict: Plaintiff, $3,130,000.00

Avila v. Martin: man killed, son injured when driver fails to stop at intersection. Settlement: Plainitff, $1,005,000.00.

Bowman v. City of Los Angeles: retired police officer struck by dump truck. Verdict: Plaintiff, $15,735,404.00

Caravel/Woodwind Charters Inc. v. Tahoe Key Marina: company recovers damages following sinking of vessel due to submerged concrete in channel. Verdict: Plaintiff, $847,771.00

Castaneda v. Graham: woman injured in low-speed rear-end accident. Verdict: Plaintiff, $28,800.00

Confidential v. Confidential: woman settles with UIM carrier after accident. Settlement: Plaintiff, $250,000.00.

Confidential v. Confidential: woman pinned between two vehicles settles claims with negligent driver and employer company. Settlement: Plaintiff, $1,100,000.00

F&H Construction Inc. v. Placer County Water Agency: vendor not required to indemnify for fire during installation of equipment. Verdict: defendant, $0.

Hotan Corporation v. Prater: CDs stolen in transit. Verdict: Defendant, $0.

L.A. Fredeen v. Residence Inn by Marriott: hotel guest severly injured when staircase tread fails. Settlement: Plaintiff, $1,500,00.00

Lembo v. Decarlo: defendant says phantom vehicle caused him to lose control of car. Verdict: Defendant, $0.

Lentz v. Confidential: Husband, wife, and brother-in-law suffer multiple injuries in rear-ender. Settlement: Plaintiffs, $1,000,000.00

Liu v. Juo: driver performs illegal U-turn, hits bicyclist. Verdict: Plainitff, $1,000,000.00

Lundquist v, United States of America: driver's seizure causes collision, family's injuries. Settlement: Plaintiff, $200,000.00

Napa Valley Club Homeowners Association v. Draeger Construction Inc.: homeowners association sues for construction defects. Verdict: defendant, $0.

Sanchez v. Hernandez: pedestrian struck as intersection light changes. Verdict: Plaintiff, $4,504.00

Scott v. Mathis: woman dies, sister injured following hean-on collision. Settlement: Plaintiff, $2,000,000.00

Shin v. Bui: broadside by bus causes injuries, death. Verdict: Plaintiff, $272,273.00

GEORGIA

Nelson v. Muldoon: Motorist swerved around the vehicle in front of him adn fled the scene while the vehile behind him struck the rear-end of a car, causing a fatal collision. Verdict: Plainitff, $1,106,165.02

IDAHO

Kevin Murphy v. Selland Auto Transport and William McAfee: rear-end collision (multiple vehicles) - (Semi-Truck/Car). Settlement: Plainitff, $160,000.00

ILLINOIS

Davis v. Radensleben: motorist drive too fast and failed to slow down in time to avoid causing a rear-end collision and damages to passanger in another vehicle. Verdict: Defendant, $0.

Plazola v. Forness: inattentive motorist followed too closely and failed to slow down to avoid causing a rear-end collision and damages to another motorist. Settlement: Plaintiff, $19,500.00

State Farm Mut. Ins. Co. v. Edison: motorist negligently crossed over the centerline, causing a collision and damages paid by the other driver's insurance company. Settlement: Plaintiff, $39,092.45.

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Troncoso: inattentive motorist negligently turned left in front ot another driver, causing damages paid by the pther driver's insurer. Settlement: Plaintiff, $8,900.00.

State of Illinois v. Venturini: truck driver negligently lost control, causing an improperly secured load to fall off the truck's trailer and damage a bridge and guard rails. Verdyct: Plainittif, $60,265.00

INDIANA

Rodriguez v White: motorist collided with a vehicle stopped for traffic, causing injuries; insurance carrier failed to pay benefits according to the injured's UIM policy. Verdict: Plaintiff, $3,774.27.

Welch v Combs: woman riding as a passanger with her mother was compensated for injuries she recieved in a failure-to-yield crash with another motorist. Verdict: plaintiff, $4,300.00

MINNESOTA

Evans v. Stefano: Negligence of four drivers, including the driver of a phantom vehicle, caused motor vehicle accident. Verdict: Plaintiff, $0

MISSOURI

Bauer v. Stewart Title Guar. Co.: title insurance company failed to pay insured sufficiently for claim that the property he bought was partiallt encumbered by an existing title. Verdict: Plaintiff, $100,000.00

OHIO

Eugene Biolan v. Renita Gallagher: motor vehicle auto accident, disabled vehicle, mechanic injured. Verdict: Plainitff, $13,545 net award.

Copfer v. Blasko: driver failed to stop for red traffic signal, struck another vehicle broadside in interesction. Verdict: plaintiff, $15,000.00

Redwine v Bryant: negligent driving caused motor-vehicle collision between motorcycle and car. Verdict: Defendant, $0.

OREGON

Mary Michelle Sonokey v David Oliver and Wendy Krieger: intersection collision. Arbitration: Plaintiff, $6,000 against Krieger only.

WASHINGTON

Toni Blodgett v. Linda R. Roney and John Doe Roney: intersection collision (multiple vehicle). Arbitration: Plainitff, $24,130.00

Hua Jiang v. Julia Ham: rear-end collision. Arbitration: Plaintiff, $20,611.00.

Raechelle Rodriguez v. Frank Toyer: rear-end collision - admitted liability. Arbitration: Plaintiff, $45,000.00.

Amy Saleumsay v. Htrans Inc.: improper lane change (car/tractor-trailer). Arbitration: Plainitff, $17,500.00

Summit Consulting & Architecture v. Evanston Insurance Company: company involved in lawsuit alleges insurance company breached contract to defend. Settlement, Plaintiff, $1,850,000.00

Lien Truong v. Manual Vazquez: rear-end collision. Arbitration: Plaintiff, $14,972.00.

Michael C. Yoon v. Skyline Mail carriers and Larry Woodman: lost control (Car/Semi-Tractor Trailer). Arbitration: Plaintiff, $15,296.

WISCONSIN

Schley v Hibl: two drivers failed to exercise reasonable care in the operation of their vehicles, resulting in head-on collision with third vehicle. Settlement: Plaintiff, $170,000.00